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• past tense form of tile.
• past participle of tile.

tiled

American  

[tahyld] / taɪld /

adjective

1. covered or furnished with tiles.

2. barred to outsiders, as nonmembers of a lodge.

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Other Word Forms

• untiled
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of tiled

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at tile, -ed ³

Example Sentences

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tiled

Most Baiga houses have low mud walls, rough timber and bamboo, and tiled or thatched roofs patched with plastic against the rain.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

The expansive white building with its blue tiled roof has been the backdrop for daily connections to God, countless Eid celebrations and events that welcomed interfaith communities.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

Beneath its parasol of trees, the memorial remains the most tranquil of civic sites, welcoming visitors to pause on granite benches slightly elevated above a mosaic tiled floor meant to evoke a classical temple.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

This country is tiled with adrift twentysomething males, beset with incoherent politics, whose opinion about any issue is generated in the 10 seconds after they’ve been asked the question.

From Slate ● Apr. 13, 2026

She went indoors, quickly crossed the black and white tiled hall—how familiar her echoing steps, how annoying—and paused to catch her breath in the doorway of the drawing room.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan