See Also: connoisseur(dictionary)
connoisseur(dictionary)

imbrication (iou) and connoisseur (oh)


imbrication (iou)



imbrication noun. M17.
[from IMBRICATE verb or adjective + -ION.]
Covering with tiles. Only in M17.
An overlapping as of roof-tiles; a decorative pattern or arrangement of scales etc. resembling overlapping tiles. E18.

connoisseur (oh)



[Date: 1700-1800; Origin: Early French, from Old French connoistre 'to know', from Latin cognoscere; COGNITION]
someone who knows a lot about something such as Art, Food, or Music
::a Wine connoisseur
connoisseur of
::Fry was a connoisseur of Renaissance Art.