Tiles

Tiles

Any of various thin slabs or bent pieces of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or wall.

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Quarry tile

Building materials; Tiles

An ceramic square piece of clay or earth that has a natural earthen look. It can be used for floors and walls.

Terracotta

Building materials; Tiles

A hard, unglazed pottery from which decorative tiles are made.

Yealm

Building materials; Tiles

A prepared drawn arm full of long straw or sedge 14" - 18" (350 - 450 mm) wide and 4" (100 mm) thick. Used like a thick tile, for thatching a roof. Also spelled "yelm" in some texts.