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imbrication (<edging and surfacing patterns>, <patterns by specific type>, ... Design Elements (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: The arrangement of forms, whether tiles, shingles, or a decorative pattern, in which rows of repeating elements successively overlap one another. |
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imbrication (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,U)
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imbricated (C,U,English,AD,U,U)
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鱗狀裝飾 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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鱗狀重疊 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U,U)
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魚鱗裝飾 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U,U)
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瓦狀疊覆構造 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U,U)
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lín zhuàng zhuāng shì (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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lin zhuang zhuang shi (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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lin chuang chuang shih (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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dakpansgewijze ligging (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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imbricaciones (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
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imbricación (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,SN)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: D.DG |
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.... Design Elements (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ design elements (attributes) (G) |
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............ patterns (design elements) (G) |
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................ <patterns by specific type> (G) |
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.................... <edging and surfacing patterns> (G) |
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........................ imbrication (G) |
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Chinese (traditional) ..... 用瓷磚、木板,或是裝飾圖案排列形狀,每列圖案連續重疊。 |
Dutch ..... Te gebruiken voor de ordening van vormen bij dakpannen, dakspanen of decoratieve patronen, waarin rijen van terugkerende elementen elkaar achtereenvolgend overlappen. |
Spanish ..... Úsese para el acomodo de formas, ya sea azulejos, guijarros, o un motivo decorativo en los que las filas de elementos repetitivos se superponen sucesivamente unas a otras. |
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imbrication............ |
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Adeline's Art Dictionary (1891) |
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Encyclopaedia Britannica (1973) |
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Harris, Historic Architecture Sourcebook (1977) 294, A weathertight covering, formed by overlapping rows of shaped tiles, shingles, or the like, using di |
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Jewett, Glossary for Recording the Condition of an Artifact (1980s) |
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Lewis and Darley, Dictionary of Ornament (1986) |
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Sturgis, Dictionary of Architecture and Building (1901) |
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Ware and Stafford, Illustrated Dictionary of Ornament (1974) |
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