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French tile

Scope note

Type of interlocking roof tile, heavily corrugated and formed with interlocking side joints and a rounded bull nose butt edge to engage the corrugations of the course immediately below.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300010703

Broader Terms used

<roofing tile by form>

Term used for

tile, French

Created

12yrs ago

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