PANTILE

pantile

(noun) a roofing tile with a S-shape; laid so that curves overlap

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pantile (plural pantiles)

A type of interlocking roof tile with a rounded under and over, giving it an elongated S shape.

Verb

pantile (third-person singular simple present pantiles, present participle pantiling, simple past and past participle pantiled)

(transitive) To tile with pantiles.

Anagrams

• Platine, pentail, pilenta, pit lane, pitlane

Source: Wiktionary


Pan"tile`, n. Etym: [5th pan + tile.] (Arch.)

Definition: A roofing tile, of peculiar form, having a transverse section resembling an elongated S laid on its side (

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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