Tile |
To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated; as, to tile a Masonic lodge. |
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Tile |
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. |
n. |
Tile |
A small slab of marble or other material used for flooring. |
n. |
Tile |
A plate of metal used for roofing. |
n. |
Tile |
A small, flat piece of dried earth or earthenware, used to cover vessels in which metals are fused. |
n. |
Tile |
A draintile. |
n. |
Tile |
A stiff hat. |
n. |
Tile |
To cover with tiles; as, to tile a house. |
v. t. |
Tile |
Fig.: To cover, as if with tiles. |
v. t. |
Top-drain |
To drain the surface of, as land; as, to top-drain a field or farm. |
v. t. |
Water drain |
A drain or channel for draining off water. |
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Drain |
To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to cause the exhaustion of. |
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Drain |
To exhaust of liquid contents by drawing them off; to make gradually dry or empty; to remove surface water, as from streets, by gutters, etc.; to deprive of moisture; hence, to exhaust; to empty of wealth, resources, or the like; as, to drain a country of its specie. |
v. t. |
Drain |
To filter. |
v. t. |
Drain |
To flow gradually; as, the water of low ground drains off. |
v. i. |
Drain |
To become emptied of liquor by flowing or dropping; as, let the vessel stand and drain. |
v. i. |
Drain |
The act of draining, or of drawing off; gradual and continuous outflow or withdrawal; as, the drain of specie from a country. |
n. |
Drain |
That means of which anything is drained; a channel; a trench; a water course; a sewer; a sink. |
n. |
Drain |
The grain from the mashing tub; as, brewers' drains. |
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