faîteau
French edit
Etymology edit
From Old French festel. From faîte + -eau.
Noun edit
faîteau m (plural faîteaux)
- (architecture, dated) ridge-tile, a decorative tile, pottery or metal covering on the highest beam of a roof
Further reading edit
- “faîteau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.