Ti"kus (?), n. (Zoöl.) The bulau.
Til (?), prep. & conj. See Till. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Til"bu*ry (?), n.; pl. Tilburies (#). [Probably from Tilburyfort, in
the Country of Essex, in England.] A kind of gig or two-wheeled
carriage, without a top or cover. [Written also tilburgh.]
||Til"de (?), n. [Sp., fr. L. titulus a superscription, title, token,
||sign. See Title, n.] The accentual mark placed over n, and sometimes
||over l, in Spanish words [thus, ñ, ], indicating that, in
||pronunciation, the sound of the following vowel is to be preceded by
||that of the initial, or consonantal, y.
||
Tile (?), v. t. [See 2d Tiler.] To protect from the intrusion of the
uninitiated; as, to tile a Masonic lodge.
Tile, n. [OE. tile, tigel, AS. tigel, tigol, fr. L. tegula, from tegere
to cover. See Thatch, and cf. Tegular.] 1. 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.
2. (Arch.) (a) A small slab of marble or other material used for
flooring. (b) A plate of metal used for roofing.
3. (Metal.) A small, flat piece of dried earth or earthenware, used to
cover vessels in which metals are fused.