Tile

·noun A stiff hat.

II. Tile ·noun A plate of metal used for roofing.

III. Tile ·noun A Draintile.

IV. Tile ·vt Fig.: To cover, as if with tiles.

V. Tile ·vt To cover with tiles; as, to tile a house.

VI. Tile ·noun A small slab of marble or other material used for flooring.

VII. Tile ·vt To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated; as, to tile a Masonic lodge.

VIII. Tile ·noun A small, flat piece of dried earth or earthenware, used to cover vessels in which metals are fused.

IX. Tile ·noun 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.