tiling

[ tahy-ling ]

/ ˈtaɪ lɪŋ /

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noun

the operation of covering with tiles.

tiles collectively.

a tiled surface.

Mathematics. a two-dimensional pattern resembling a tiled surface.

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Origin of tiling

First recorded in 1400–50, tiling is from the late Middle English word tylynge.See tile, -ing¹

Words nearby tiling

tile field, tilefish, tiler, tilery, tiliaceous, tiling, till, tillable, tillage, till all hours, Tillamook Bay

How to use tiling in a sentence

You just finished laying out the tile of your dreams, or maybe you’re renting your apartment and finding the tiling needs a bit of scouring.
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Their famous blue glaze, at least, is right there in the tiling of the fountain in the shot.
Newsweek's Liohn Roars|Blake Gopnik|April 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Here and there the bright red soil shows itself in harmony with the tiling of the houses.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil|Maria Graham
Allen, enfolded in his long ulster, shuffled his feet on the tiling like a school-boy in disgrace.
A Hoosier Chronicle|Meredith Nicholson

This is a ruddy cottage from fluted tiling down to the grass, and sufficiently large to comprise two tenements now.
William Bradford of Plymouth|Albert Hale Plumb
The flooring contains ninety thousand square feet of marble tiling laid in massive beds of cement.
Ocean to Ocean on Horseback|Willard Glazier
The roof sagged lower, and an avalanche of mortar and tiling slid into the court below.
The Land of the Changing Sun|William N. Harben

British Dictionary definitions for tiling

tiling

/ (ˈtaɪlɪŋ) /

noun

tiles collectively

something made of or surfaced with tiles

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tiling

Origin of tiling

Words nearby tiling

Words related to tiling

How to use tiling in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for tiling