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Tile \Tile\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tiled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Tiling}.]
1. To cover with tiles; as, to tile a house.
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2. Fig.: To cover, as if with tiles.
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The muscle, sinew, and vein,
Which tile this house, will come again. --Donne.
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Tiling \Til"ing\, n.
1. A surface covered with tiles, or composed of tiles.
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They . . . let him down through the tiling. --Luke
v. 19.
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2. Tiles, collectively.
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