| CAMBRIC | • cambric n. A finely-woven fabric made originally from linen but often now from cotton. • CAMBRIC n. a fine linen. |
| CAMBRICS | • cambrics n. Plural of cambric. • CAMBRIC n. a fine linen. |
| IMBRICES | • imbrices n. Plural of imbrex. • IMBREX n. (Latin) in Roman buildings, one of a series of usually curved tiles fitting over flat tiles. |
| LUMBRICI | • LUMBRICUS n. (Latin) a genus of annelids including the common earthworm. |
| IMBRICATE | • imbricate adj. Alternative form of imbricated (“overlapping”). • imbricate v. (Transitive or intransitive) To overlap in a regular pattern. • imbricate v. (Linguistics) To undergo or cause to undergo imbrication. |
| LUMBRICAL | • lumbrical adj. Worm-like. • lumbrical n. (Anatomy) Any of the four small muscles of the palm of the hand that arise from tendons of the flexor… • lumbrical n. (Anatomy) Any of four small muscles of the foot homologous to the lumbricals of the hand that arise… |
| LUMBRICUS | • Lumbricus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Lumbricidae – includes most well-known European earthworms. • LUMBRICUS n. (Latin) a genus of annelids including the common earthworm. |
| IMBRICATED | • imbricated adj. Overlapping, like scales or roof-tiles; intertwined. • IMBRICATE v. to lay overlapping one another. |
| IMBRICATES | • imbricates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imbricate. • IMBRICATE v. to lay overlapping one another. |
| LUMBRICALS | • lumbricals n. Plural of lumbrical. • LUMBRICAL n. one of certain muscles of the hand and foot used in flexing the digits, also LUMBRICALIS. |
| LUMBRICOID | • lumbricoid adj. Like an earthworm; belonging to the genus Lumbricus or family Lumbricidae. • LUMBRICOID adj. wormlike. |
| IMBRICATELY | • imbricately adv. In an imbricate manner. • IMBRICATE adv. overlapping. |
| IMBRICATING | • imbricating v. Present participle of imbricate. • IMBRICATE v. to lay overlapping one another. |
| IMBRICATION | • imbrication n. A set of tiles or shingles that overlap like the scales of a fish. • imbrication n. (Medicine) Overlapping of layers of tissue in wound closure or correctional surgery. • imbrication n. (Geology) A sedimentary deposition in which small, flat stones are tiled in the same direction so that they overlap. |
| LUMBRICALES | • LUMBRICAL n. one of certain muscles of the hand and foot used in flexing the digits, also LUMBRICALIS. |
| LUMBRICALIS | • lumbricalis n. Synonym of lumbrical. • LUMBRICALIS n. one of certain muscles of the hand and foot used in flexing the digits, also LUMBRICAL. |
| LUMBRICUSES | • LUMBRICUS n. (Latin) a genus of annelids including the common earthworm. |
| IMBRICATIONS | • imbrications n. Plural of imbrication. • IMBRICATION n. an overlapping of edges (as of tiles). |
| LUMBRICIFORM | • lumbriciform adj. (Zoology) Resembling an earthworm; vermiform. • LUMBRICIFORM adj. shaped like a worm. |
| LUMBRICALISES | • LUMBRICALIS n. one of certain muscles of the hand and foot used in flexing the digits, also LUMBRICAL. |