pantile

(pantīl′)

noun

a roofing tile having an curve, laid with the large curve of one tile overlapping the small curve of the next

Origin: pan + tile

See pantile in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A roofing tile with an S-shaped profile, laid so that the down curve of one tile overlaps the up curve of the next one.

Origin:

Origin: pan1

Origin: + tile

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Related Forms:

  • panˈtiledˌ adjective

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