See Also: pantile(dictionary)
pantile(dictionary)

pantile (iou)



pantile noun. M17.
[from PAN noun1 + TILE noun, prob. after Dutch dakpan roof pan (cf. German Dachpfanne, Pfannenziegel pantile).]
a. A roofing-tile curved to an ogee shape, one curve being much larger than the other so that the greater part forms a concave channel for the descent of water while the other forms a narrow ridge overlapping the edge of the adjoining tile. Also, a simply curved tile laid so that a convex one overlaps the join of two adjacent concave ones. M17.
b. Pantiles collectively or as a material. L17.
c. A flat Dutch or Flemish paving tile. L18-E19.
A hard flat biscuit (chiefly Nautical); a flat cake with jam on it. slang. L19.
Comb.: pantile-lath an extra stout lath used for supporting pantiles on a roof.
pantiled adjective covered with pantiles L18.
pantiler noun [from the pantile roofs of rural Nonconformist chapels] Hist. a Nonconformist M19.
pantiling noun the covering of a roof with pantiles; pantiles collectively: E19.