черепицеобразно покрытый(having regularly arranged, overlapping edges, as roof tiles or fish scales); настельный(having regularly-arranged, overlapping edges, as roof tiles or fish scales); настилать внахлёстку(place so as to overlap)
имбрикационный(of leaves, scales, etc: overlapping each other); черепитчаторасположенный(used especially of leaves or bracts: overlapping or layered as scales or shingles); черепицеобразный(used especially of leaves or bracts: overlapping or layered as scales or shingles)