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Poilite|ˈpɔɪlaɪt|
Also poilite.
A proprietary name for a building material made of asbestos and cement, used in the form of tiles, sheets, etc.
1903Trade Marks Jrnl. 11 Feb. 154 Poilite... A fire-resisting lining and roofing material.., manufactured of a mixture of asbestos, lime, and Portland cement, for use in building. Bell's Asbestos Company, Limited,..London. 1922Daily Mail 7 Nov. 3 The amalgamation of the company's poilite (asbestos-cement) section with the British Everite and Asbestilite Works. 1925E. G. Blake Roof Coverings vii. 157 The cost of Poilite slates at the present time is about twenty per cent. less than that of the ordinary Welsh slates. 1936Discovery Apr. 117/1 Wainscotings, skirtings, panelling, poilite sheets, etc., are loosened to allow entry of the gas. 1968Laxton's Building Price Bk. (ed. 141) 726/1 ‘Poilite’ Asbestos-Cement Flat Sheets &c., Turners Asbestos-Cement Co. Ltd. |