Tile

v. t.	1.	To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated; as, to tile a Masonic lodge.
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 small slab of marble or other material used for flooring.
	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. Tile drain a drain made of tiles. Tile earth a species of strong, clayey earth; stiff and stubborn land. 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.
v. t.	1.	To cover with tiles; as, to tile a house. [imp. & p. p. Tiled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Tiling.]
	2.	Fig.: To cover, as if with tiles. The muscle, sinew, and vein, Which tile this house, will come again. - Donne.

Noun	1.	tile - a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces
	2.	tile - a thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing Synonyms: roofing tile
Verb	1.	tile - cover with tiles; "tile the wall and the floor of the bathroom"

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