- tile stone
- tile stone nounA flat stone used for roofing, esp a thin-bedded sandstone• • •Main Entry: ↑tile
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Stone, Carpenter, and Willson — Stone, Carpenter and Willson was a Providence, Rhode Island based architectural firm in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. It was named for the partners Alfred E. Stone (1834 1908),cite web|url=http://www.sah.org/index.php?src=gendocs… … Wikipedia
tile — [tīl] n. [ME < OE tigele, akin to Ger ziegel, both < WGmc * tegala < L tegula, tile < tegere, to cover: see THATCH] 1. a) a thin, usually rectangular piece of stone, concrete, or unglazed, fired clay, used for roofing, flooring, etc.… … English World dictionary
Tile — For other uses, see Tile (disambiguation). Decorative tilework in Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque, Isfahan, Iran early 17th century A tile is a manufactured piece of hard wearing material such as ceramic, stone, metal, or even glass. Tiles are generally … Wikipedia
tile — tilelike, adj. /tuyl/, n., v., tiled, tiling. n. 1. a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment. 2. any of various similar… … Universalium
tile — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tigele, from Latin tegula tile; akin to Latin tegere to cover more at thatch Date: before 12th century 1. plural tiles or tile a. a flat or curved piece of fired clay,… … New Collegiate Dictionary
tile — I UK [taɪl] / US noun [countable] Word forms tile : singular tile plural tiles a) a flat piece of baked clay or stone that is used for covering a roof b) a flat square piece of baked clay or another substance used for covering a wall or a floor… … English dictionary
stone — Synonyms and related words: Irish confetti, Lydian stone, Tarmac, Tarvia, aa, abyssal rock, acorn, adamant, adamantine, adobe, agate, alexandrite, amethyst, anklet, anthraconite, aplite, aquamarine, arch, armlet, ashlar, asphalt, aventurine,… … Moby Thesaurus
tile — tile1 [ taıl ] noun count a flat piece of baked clay or stone that is used for covering a roof a. a flat square piece of baked clay or another substance used for covering a wall or floor: ceramic/vinyl tiles tile tile 2 [ taıl ] verb transitive 1 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tile — [[t]taɪl[/t]] n. v. tiled, til•ing 1) bui a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as in forming a roof covering, floor, or revetment 2) bui any of various similar slabs or pieces, as of… … From formal English to slang
tile — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ broken, cracked, damaged, loose, missing ▪ decorative, glazed, hand painted, plain ▪ … Collocations dictionary
