Pantiler

a Di enting preacher. Probably from the practice of the Quakers, and many Di enters, of not removing their hats in a place of worship; or from the sugar-loaf hats originally worn by Puritans. Another derivation is from the earthen tiles, technically PANTILES (tiles hollowed in the middle, as distinguished from “pintiles,” the older sort, which are flat, smaller, and pinned or nailed to the rafters), with which meeting-houses of Di enters are usually covered; hence the meeting-house came to be called a PANTILE , and its frequenters PAN TILERS .