Possible Definitions:
1. Tile (v. t.) To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated; as, to tile a Masonic lodge.
2. Tile (n.) 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.
3. Tile (n.) A small slab of marble or other material used for flooring.
4. Tile (n.) A plate of metal used for roofing.
5. Tile (n.) A small, flat piece of dried earth or earthenware, used to cover vessels in which metals are fused.
6. Tile (n.) A draintile.
7. Tile (n.) A stiff hat.
8. Tile (v. t.) To cover with tiles; as, to tile a house.
9. Tile (v. t.) Fig.: To cover, as if with tiles.