A tile used as a roofing material, a roofing tile; = "tile" (also in non-count use); (especially in early use also) tiling for covering the top ridge of a roof; a ridge tiling.
Origin
Old English; earliest use found in Cleopatra Glossary. From roof + tile.
Definition of roof tile in US English:
roof tile
noun
A tile used as a roofing material, a roofing tile; = "tile" (also in non-count use); (especially in early use also) tiling for covering the top ridge of a roof; a ridge tiling.
Origin
Old English; earliest use found in Cleopatra Glossary. From roof + tile.