glazed tile

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• Glazed tile — (Chinese: 琉璃瓦) was used in China since Tang dynasty as building material for roof top. In Song dynasty, the manufacture of glazed tile was standardized in Li Jie s Architecture Standard . In Ming dynasty and Qing dynasty, glazed tile became ever… …   Wikipedia

• tile — 1. noun a) A regularly shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof tile, glazed tile, stove tile, etc. Each tile within Google Maps consists of 256 times; 256 pixels. b) A rectangular …   Wiktionary

• Glazed architectural terra-cotta — is a ceramic masonry building material popular in the United States from the late 19th century until the 1930s, and still one of the most common building materials found in U.S. urban environments. It is the glazed version of architectural terra… …   Wikipedia

• tile´like´ — tile «tyl», noun, verb, tiled, til|ing. –n. 1. a) a thin piece of baked clay, often glazed and decorated, used for covering roofs, paving floors, lining walls, and ornamenting. b) any one of various similar thin pieces of plastic, rubber,… …   Useful english dictionary

• tile — [tīl] n. [ME < OE tigele, akin to Ger ziegel, both < WGmc * tegala < L tegula, tile < tegere, to cover: see THATCH] 1. a) a thin, usually rectangular piece of stone, concrete, or unglazed, fired clay, used for roofing, flooring, etc.… …   English World dictionary

• Tile — For other uses, see Tile (disambiguation). Decorative tilework in Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque, Isfahan, Iran early 17th century A tile is a manufactured piece of hard wearing material such as ceramic, stone, metal, or even glass. Tiles are generally …   Wikipedia

• tile — tilelike, adj. /tuyl/, n., v., tiled, tiling. n. 1. a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment. 2. any of various similar… …   Universalium

• Tile crank — A tile crank is used in a pottery kiln to hold a stack of ceramic tiles apart while they are fired. This allows multiple tiles to be fired at once under uniform heating. Ledges on either side of the tile crank are tilted upwards so as to only… …   Wikipedia

• tile — [[t]taɪl[/t]] n. v. tiled, til•ing 1) bui a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as in forming a roof covering, floor, or revetment 2) bui any of various similar slabs or pieces, as of… …   From formal English to slang

• glazed — adj. Glazed is used with these nouns: ↑door, ↑expression, ↑eye, ↑look, ↑pottery, ↑tile …   Collocations dictionary

• tile — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ broken, cracked, damaged, loose, missing ▪ decorative, glazed, hand painted, plain ▪ …   Collocations dictionary