tile /ˈtaɪ(ə)l/
平鋪磚瓦,瓷磚,瓦片(vt.)鋪以瓦,鋪以瓷磚
Tile v. t. To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated; as, to tile a Masonic lodge.
Tile, n.
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.]
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.
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tile
n 1: a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or
linoleum) used to cover surfaces
2: a thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing [syn: roofing
tile]
v : cover with tiles; "tile the wall and the floor of the
bathroom"