| 单词 | head tile |
| 释义 | > as lemmashead tile head tile n. (a) Building a roof tile of half the usual length, used at the eaves; = sense 50; (b) U.S. slang a hat (cf. tile n.1 3); now rare. ΚΠ 1616 R. Cocks Diary 21 Mar. (1883) I. 121 We receved 1000 tiles of all sortes to tile the new porche, with 2 head tiles. 1880 Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago) 24 Jan. 4/6 [He] was observed searching anxiously among the head tiles for a covering to his scanty locks. 1916 Puck (N.Y.) 19 Aug. 12/1 Oscar's famous head-tile. 1996 W. Bucher Dict. Building Preserv. 228/2 Head tile, a half-length tile used at the eaves. Also known as head. < as lemmas |
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