reflet tile

noun

A kind of decorative tile present in traditional Middle Eastern architecture, characterized by their reflet.

Meanings

nounreflet tile (plural reflet tiles)

plural reflet tiles

  1. rareA kind of decorative tile present in traditional Middle Eastern architecture, characterized by their reflet.

    The reflêt tiles in which a copper tint is prominent may be considered as generally coming from Nathenz; also those with a rich raised figure, or design, suggesting the conventional fleur-de-lis pattern.

    1887, Samuel Greene Wheeler Benjamin, Persia and the Persians
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