tile´like´

tile´like´
tile «tyl», noun, verb, tiled, til|ing.
–n.
1. a) a thin piece of baked clay, often glazed and decorated, used for covering roofs, paving floors, lining walls, and ornamenting. b) any one of various similar thin pieces of plastic, rubber, linoleum, or cement, used for similar purposes.
2. any thin, flat playing piece used in various games, such as mah-jongg and Scrabble.
3. a baked clay pipe for draining lands and roads.
5. Informal. a stiff hat; high silk hat: »

Afore the brim went, it was a very handsome tile (Dickens).

–v.t.
to put tiles on or in; build, cover, or decorate with tiles: »

to tile a bathroom floor.

╂[Old English tigele, ultimately < Latin tēgula, related to tegere cover]
–tile´like´, adjective.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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