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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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accelerator

Building materials; Tiles

A substance which, when added to concrete, mortar, or grout, increases the rate of hydration of the hydraulic cement, shortens the time of setting, or increases the rate of hardening of strength ...

clay

Building materials; Tiles

Sticky material that occurs naturally in the ground and is soft and flexible when wet.

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.

abrasionproof

Building materials; Tiles

It is said of a surface that can withstand the wear and tear caused by contact with various materials.

border

Building materials; Tiles

A strip of tile with design, texture or contrasting color that creates a design concept.

brushed finish

Building materials; Tiles

A finish resulting from treating the stone surface with a coarse wire rotary brush.

buttering

Building materials; Tiles

The spreading of a bond coat to the back of a ceramic tile immediately before the tile is installed.

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