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pantile

[ pan-tahyl ]

noun

  1. a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
  2. a tapered, semicylindrical roofing tile laid either convex side up to overlap flanking similar tiles laid concave side up or vice versa.

pantile

/ ˈpænˌtaɪl /

noun

  1. a roofing tile, with an S-shaped cross section, laid so that the downward curve of one tile overlaps the upward curve of the adjoining tile
  2. a tapering roofing tile with a semicircular cross section, laid alternately so that the convex side of one tile overlaps the concave side of adjoining tiles
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pantile1

First recorded in 1630–40; pan 1 + tile
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pantile1

C17: from pan 1+ tile
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Example Sentences

Pantile also means a flat cake with jam on it, given to boys at boarding-schools instead of pudding.

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