tile drain

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tile drain - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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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