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1 imbrex
imbrex, ĭcis, f. (less freq. m., Plin. 17, 14, 24, § 114; Arn. 3, 107) [imber], a hollow tile, gutter-tile, pantile (used in roofs for the purpose of leading off the rain; cf.: tegula, operculum, tectorium).I.Lit.: tegulae vocatae, quod tegant aedes;II.et imbrices quod accipiant imbres,
Isid. Orig. 19, 10:meas confregisti imbrices et tegulas,
Plaut. Mil. 2, 6, 24; id. Most. 1, 2, 28; Sisenn. ap. Non. 125, 18; Plin. 36, 22, 44, § 159; Verg. G. 4, 296.—Transf., of things shaped like a pantile.A.A gutter, a trough for watering beasts, Col. 9, 13, 6; 2, 2, 9; Plin. 17, 14, 24, § 114; Cato, R. R. 21, 3.—B.A certain part of a hog (either the ear, sparerib, or womb), Mart. 2, 37, 2.—C.Imbrex narium, the partition (saeptum) in the nose, Arn. 3, 107.—D.A mode of applauding with the hands formed into hollows, invented by Nero, Suet. Ner. 20. -
2 imbrex
imbrex icis, f [AMB-], a hollow tile, guttertile, pantile, leader (for rain), V.* * *
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Pantile — Pan tile , n. [5th pan + tile.] (Arch.) A roofing tile, of peculiar form, having a transverse section resembling an elongated S laid on its side (?). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pantile — may refer to: *A type of roof tile *The Pantiles, an area of Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England … Wikipedia
pantile — ► NOUN ▪ a roof tile curved to form an S shaped section, fitted to overlap its neighbour. ORIGIN from PAN(Cf. ↑pan) + TILE(Cf. ↑tiler) … English terms dictionary
pantile — [pan′tīl΄] n. [ PAN1 + TILE] a roofing tile having an S curve, laid with the large curve of one tile overlapping the small curve of the next … English World dictionary
pantile — noun Etymology: 1pan Date: 1640 1. a roofing tile whose cross section is an ogee curve 2. a roofing tile of which the cross section is an arc of a circle and which is laid with alternate convex and concave surfaces uppermost • pantiled adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
pantile — /pan tuyl /, n. 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 … Universalium
pantile — noun A type of interlocking roof tile with a rounded under and over, giving it the shape of a elongated S shape … Wiktionary
pantile — pan|tile [ˈpæntaıl] n [C usually plural] BrE [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Because it is curved, like a pan with its handle seen from the side] a curved ↑tile used for covering a roof … Dictionary of contemporary English
pantile — pan·tile || pæntaɪl n. roof tile in the shape of an S … English contemporary dictionary
pantile — [ pantʌɪl] noun a roof tile curved to form an S shaped section, fitted to overlap its neighbour. Derivatives pantiled adjective Origin C17: from pan1 + tile … English new terms dictionary
pantile — noun (countable usually plural) a curved roof tile … Longman dictionary of contemporary English