The muscle, sinew, and vein, Which tile this house, will come again.
Donne.
Tile"-drain` (?), v. t. To drain by means of tiles; to furnish with a
tile drain.
Tile"fish` (?), n. (Zoöl.) A large, edible, deep-water food fish
(Lopholatilus chamæleonticeps) more or less thickly covered with large,
round, yellow spots.
It was discovered off the Eastern coast of the United States in 1880,
and was abundant in 1881, but is believed to have become extinct in
1882.
Til"er (?), n. A man whose occupation is to cover buildings with tiles.
Bancroft.
Til"er, n. [Of uncertain origin, but probably from E. tile, n.] A
doorkeeper or attendant at a lodge of Freemasons. [Written also tyler.]
Til"er*y (?), n.; pl. Tileries (#). [From Tile; cf. F. tuilerie, fr.
tuile a tile, L. tegula.] A place where tiles are made or burned; a
tile kiln.
Tile"stone` (?), n. 1. (Geol.) A kind of laminated shale or sandstone
belonging to some of the layers of the Upper Silurian.