Tile (?), v. t. [See 2d Tiler.]
To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated; as, to tile a
Masonic lodge.
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, 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.