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• tiles — taɪl n. slab of fired clay for covering roofs or lining walls or floors v. pave, cover with tiles …   English contemporary dictionary

• Out on the Tiles — Song by Led Zeppelin from the album Led Zeppelin III Released 5 October 1970 Recorded May August 1970 Genre Hard rock, heavy metal …   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

• im´bri|cate|ly — im|bri|cate «verb. IHM bruh kayt; adjective. IHM bruh kiht, kayt», verb, cat|ed, cat|ing, adjective. –v.t., v.i. to overlap as tiles or shingles do. –adj. 1. like the pattern of overlapping tiles. 2. like roof tiles in shape, composition, etc. 3 …   Useful english dictionary

• im|bri|cate — «verb. IHM bruh kayt; adjective. IHM bruh kiht, kayt», verb, cat|ed, cat|ing, adjective. –v.t., v.i. to overlap as tiles or shingles do. –adj. 1. like the pattern of overlapping tiles. 2. like roof tiles in shape, composition, etc. 3. B …   Useful english dictionary

• Tile — Tile, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tiling}.] 1. To cover with tiles; as, to tile a house. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: To cover, as if with tiles. [1913 Webster] The muscle, sinew, and vein, Which tile this house, will come again.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Tiled — Tile Tile, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tiling}.] 1. To cover with tiles; as, to tile a house. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: To cover, as if with tiles. [1913 Webster] The muscle, sinew, and vein, Which tile this house, will come again …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Tiling — Tile Tile, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tiling}.] 1. To cover with tiles; as, to tile a house. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: To cover, as if with tiles. [1913 Webster] The muscle, sinew, and vein, Which tile this house, will come again …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• tile — 1. noun a) A regularly shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof tile, glazed tile, stove tile, etc. Each tile within Google Maps consists of 256 times; 256 pixels. b) A rectangular …   Wiktionary

• 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 — [tʌɪl] noun 1》 a thin square or rectangular slab of baked clay, concrete, etc., used in overlapping rows for covering roofs.     ↘a similar slab of glazed pottery or other material for covering floors or walls. 2》 a thin, flat piece used in… …   English new terms dictionary