5. A stiff hat. [Colloq.] Dickens.

Tile drain, a drain made of tiles. — Tile earth, a species of strong,

clayey earth; stiff and stubborn land. [Prov. Eng.] — Tile kiln, a kiln

in which tiles are burnt; a tilery. — Tile ore (Min.), an earthy

variety of cuprite. — Tile red, light red like the color of tiles or

bricks. — Tile tea, a kind of hard, flat brick tea. See Brick tea,

under Brick.

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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