tiles
plural of tile
tiles
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tile
• IELTS, Leist, Steil, e-list, islet, istle, liest, lites, slite, stile, teils
Source: Wiktionary
Tile, v. t. Etym: [See 2d Tiler.]
Definition: To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated; as, to tile a Masonic lodge.
Tile, n. Etym: [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.)
Definition: 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, 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
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