pantile
[ pan-tahyl ]
/ ˈpænˌtaɪl /
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noun
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Words nearby pantile
panther fungus, pantie, pantie girdle, panties, pantihose, pantile, pantisocracy, pant leg, panto, pantofle, pantograph
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Pantile also means a flat cake with jam on it, given to boys at boarding-schools instead of pudding.
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British Dictionary definitions for pantile
pantile
/ (ˈpænˌtaɪl) /
noun
a roofing tile, with an S-shaped cross section, laid so that the downward curve of one tile overlaps the upward curve of the adjoining tile
a tapering roofing tile with a semicircular cross section, laid alternately so that the convex side of one tile overlaps the concave side of adjoining tiles
Word Origin for pantile
C17: from pan 1 + tile
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