tile
pronunciation
How to pronounce tile in British English:
UK [taɪl]
How to pronounce tile in American English:
US [taɪl]
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- Noun:
- a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces
- a thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing
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- Verb:
- cover with tiles
Word Origin
- tile
- tile: [OE] A tile is etymologically a ‘cover’. The word comes ultimately from Latin tēgula ‘tile’, a derivative of the same Indo-European base as produced English deck and thatch and Latin tegere ‘cover’ (source of English detect, protect, etc). Tēgula was borrowed into prehistoric West Germanic as *tegala, which evolved into German ziegel, Dutch tegel, and English tile.=> deck, detect, protect, thatch, toga
- tile (n.)
- early 14c., from Old English tigele "roofing shingle," from Proto-Germanic *tegala (Old Saxon tiegla, Old High German ziagal, German ziegel, Dutch tegel, Old Norse tigl), a borrowing from Latin tegula "roof-tile" (source also of Italian tegola, French tuile), from tegere "roof, to cover" (see stegosaurus). Also used in Old English and early Middle English for "brick," before that word came into use.
- tile (v.)
- "to cover with tiles," late 14c., from tile (n.). Related: Tiled; tiling.
Example
- 1. The building is old , with scuffed tile floors and aged metal shelves .
- 2. Each residential unit will include e nergy star appliances , recycled glass tile flooring , and bamboo-lined hallways .
- 3. Tile , wood , and other department of stacking .
- 4. A dog 's paw print impressed on a roof tile .
- 5. Vizcaya has been a huge influence on architecture throughout miami , where homes often incorporate stucco , tile roofs and courtyards .