fish-scale
See also: fish scale and fishscale
English
Adjective
fish-scale (not comparable)
- Usually of roofing tiles or shingles, shaped and laid in such a way that they resemble the scales of a fish.
- 2022 January 12, Paul Bigland, “Fab Four: the nation's finest stations: Eastbourne”, in RAIL, number 948, page 27:
- The station also boasts a large semi-domed French pavilion roof with fish-scale tiles and iron cresting, plus a rectangular hall with arcaded upper storey and wooden lantern.