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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Tile

Tile, n.

noun

n. [A-S. tigul, tigol, tigel, Icel. tigull, Sw. & D. tegel, Dan. tegl, L. Ger. tegel, teiel, O. H. Ger. ziggal, ziegal, ziegel, zigel, N. H. Ger. ziegel, from Lat. tegula, from tegere, to cover; It. tegola, tegolo, Sp. teja, tejo, Pg. telha, Pr. teule, Fr. tuile, O. Fr. teule, also from Lat. tegula.] 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. The pins for fastening tiles are made of oak or fir. Moxon.

  1. (Metal.) A small, flat piece of dried earth or earthenware, used to cover vessels in which metals are fused.
  2. A stiff hat. [Colloq.]

Tile, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. TILED; p. pr. & vb. n. TILING.]

  1. To cover with tiles; as, to tile a house.
  2. To cover, as tiles.

The muscle, sinew, and vein, Which tile this house, will come again. Donne.