reflet tile

noun

noun

Rare A 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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