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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A gutter-tile or other tile of curved surface; a pantile.
  • noun One of the scales or compartments of an imbrication.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A roof tile common in Ancient Greek and Roman architecture, used in an overlapping formation with the tegula.

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