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hip tile

hip tile

7.9
A roof piece that covers the outside sloping edge where two sides meet
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : teja de cumbrera
  • The roofer carefully installed each hip tile along the sloping edges of the roof.

Examples

  • The architect specified clay hip tiles to match the traditional style of the building.

  • Choosing the right hip tile can enhance both the durability and appearance of your home.

  • The contractor used a new hip tile for the roof.

  • They installed hip tiles on the new house.

  • Choosing the right hip tile can enhance both the durability and appearance of your home.

  • The architect specified clay hip tiles to match the traditional style of the building.

  • The roofer carefully installed each hip tile along the sloping edges of the roof.

Synonyms

hipped tile
vship tile
  • Specialized
7.8

A tile that covers the roof corner where two sloping sides meet

is the same tile but uses a different word form

Surface Forms

hip tile singular
hip tiles plural

Morphology

hip + tile

The compound is directly compositional: 'hip' names the external intersection of sloping roof planes and 'tile' names a flat covering piece, so the phrase denotes a tile for the roof hip. This follows a common noun+noun formation and is predictable across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would infer the meaning.

Etymology

Hip tile comes from roof building: hip is the sloping outer edge where two sides of a roof meet, and a tile is a flat piece used to cover roofs. So a hip tile is a specially shaped tile made to cover and protect that roof edge from rain and damage.