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n. - Covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles).

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  • Second, paying attention to the imbrication of new stuff upon the still living old.
  • Disney products specifically have been singled out in the past for their imbrication in this oppressive system.
  • However, the imbrication of supernature, consciousness, technology and the uncanny in Castle's own argument suggests other directions of influence and makes causality...
  • Unlike Janet's imbrication in the landscape, which makes it impossible to separate her body from its surroundings, Jack's performance requires hyper-consciousness, an...
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