Defn: To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated; as, to tile a
Masonic lodge.
TILE 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.)
Defn: 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
Tile, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tiled; p. pr. & vb. n. Tiling.]
1. To cover with tiles; as, to tile a house.