Spanish roof tile

Spanish roof tile

An interlocking terra-cotta roof tile with a convex, curved top that adjoins a narrow flat valley.

unglazed tile

A hard, dense ceramic tile for floor or walls; of homogeneous composition, and deriving its color and texture from the materials and the method of manufacture.

vinyl-asbestos tile

A resilient, semiflexible floor tile; composed of asbestos fibers, limestone, plasticizers, pigments, and a polyvinyl chloride resin binder; has good wearing qualities, high grease resistance, and relatively good resilience.

wall tile

Thin tile used as a wall finish, it is glued to the wall with mastic, then the joints are grouted. Types include glazed ceramic, terra-cotta, glass, mosaic, or plastic; may be square, rectangular, or other geometric shape.