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Definition of Tile
Tile Tile Tile, n. [OE. tile, tigel, AS. tigel, tigol, fr. L.
tegula, from tegere to cover. See Thatch, and cf.
Tegular.]
1. A plate, or thin piece, of baked clay, used for covering
the roofs of buildings, for floors, for drains, and often
for ornamental mantel works.
2. (Arch.)
(a) A small slab of marble or other material used for
flooring.
(b) A plate of metal used for roofing.
3. (Metal.) A small, flat piece of dried earth or
earthenware, used to cover vessels in which metals are
fused.
4. A draintile.
5. A stiff hat. [Colloq.] --Dickens.
Tile drain, a drain made of tiles.
Tile earth, a species of strong, clayey earth; stiff and
stubborn land. [Prov. Eng.]
Tile kiln, a kiln in which tiles are burnt; a tilery.
Tile ore (Min.), an earthy variety of cuprite.
Tile red, light red like the color of tiles or bricks.
Tile tea, a kind of hard, flat brick tea. See Brick tea,
under Brick.
Tile Tile Tile, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tiled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tiling.]
1. To cover with tiles; as, to tile a house.
2. Fig.: To cover, as if with tiles.
The muscle, sinew, and vein, Which tile this house,
will come again. --Donne.
Tile Tile Tile, v. t. [See 2d Tiler.]
To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated; as, to tile
a Masonic lodge.
