Tile

To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated; as, to tile a Masonic lodge.

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.

A small slab of marble or other material used for flooring.

A plate of metal used for roofing.

A small, flat piece of dried earth or earthenware, used to cover vessels in which metals are fused.

A draintile.

A stiff hat.

To cover with tiles; as, to tile a house.

Fig.: To cover, as if with tiles.