tiling, vbl. n.
(ˈtaɪlɪŋ)
[f. tile v. and n.1 + -ing1.]
1. a. The action of the verb tile; the covering (of a roof, etc.) with or as with tiles.
| c 1440 Promp. Parv. 494/1 Tylynge, of howsys, tegulacio. 1591 Percival Sp. Dict., Albañer{iacu}a, tiling, Tilers art, Masons craft. 1624 Capt. Smith Virginia vi. 209 Free-stone for building, Slate for tyling. 1726 Leoni Alberti's Archit. I. 57/1 Another..convenient way of Tiling. |
b. Freemasonry. (Usually tyling.) The proper guarding of a lodge.
| 1888 Pall Mall G. 31 Oct. 7/2 Brother W― E―, Acting Past Master..deliberately broke the tyling of the lodge, and placed the tyler inside along with the ladies. |
2. a. concr. Work consisting of tiles; the tiles forming the covering of a roof, floor, etc., collectively.
| 1526 Tindale Luke v. 19 They went vp..and lett hym doune thorowe the tylynge. 1634 Sir T. Herbert Trav. 61 Churches..their outside tyling, pargetted with azure stones. 1694 tr. Marten's Voy. Spitzbergen in Acc. Sev. Late Voy. ii. 135 The Head of the Whale..goeth down sloaping like unto the tyling of an House. 1725 Bradley's Fam. Dict. s.v. Building, Tiling is measured by ten Foot Square... Three Bushels of Lime will do a Square of Tiling. 1883 I. L. Bishop Sk. Malay Pen. ii, in Leisure Hour 21/2 Dutch tiling and Dutch..conceits of all kinds abound. |
b. = tile-draining vbl. n. s.v. tile n.1 6.
| 1943 J. W. Day Farming Adventure xii. 138 The land was drained by tiling and moling, given three ploughings, and by the end of July sown with wheat. 1960 Times 5 July (Agric. Suppl.) p. v/3 More tiling has been undertaken. |
3. attrib.
| 1703 Moxon Mech. Exerc. 248 A Tyling Trowel, to take up the Morter and lay it on the Tiles. 1765 Museum Rust. IV. 80 Tiling lath, 2 s. 10 d. per bunch. 1907 Westm. Gaz. 1 Oct. 7/3 Two shillingsworth of cement and sand would be..required for a yard of tiling-work. |