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tile drain (encz) | tile drain,trubkový drén [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
Tile drain (gcide) | Tile \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.
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2. (Arch.)
(a) A small slab of marble or other material used for
flooring.
(b) A plate of metal used for roofing.
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3. (Metal.) A small, flat piece of dried earth or
earthenware, used to cover vessels in which metals are
fused.
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4. A draintile.
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5. A stiff hat. [Colloq.] --Dickens.
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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.
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