单词 | paving tile |
释义 | paving tilen. 1. A tile designed or used for paving. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > tile > [noun] > for paving or flooring paving tile1325 pantilea1777 floor-tile1894 1325 in L. F. Salzman Building in Eng. (1952) 277 (MED) [For 2250] pauingtil [for the said chamber]. 1352 in W. H. St. J. Hope Windsor Castle (1913) I. 163 (MED) viij m Pavyngtil in la fflor Novi Capituli. 1426–7 in H. Littlehales Medieval Rec. London City Church (1905) 64 Payd for xjxx pavyng tyle..iijs. iiijd. 1434–6 in R. W. Chambers & M. Daunt Bk. London Eng. (1931) 236 Paid for pauyngtiles..Summa xxxj s. vj d. 1485–6 Churchwardens' Accts. St. Mary at Hill, London in J. Nichols Illustr. Antient Times Eng. (1797) 97 ix C. x of great pavyng tyle, per c. 5 or 6d. 1574 J. Baret Aluearie P 171 Pauing tile of diuers colours, finely set with figures of birdes or other things, or hauing like pictures enealed vpon them. 1613 J. Rovenzon Treat. Metallica sig. Dv Pauing-tiles, chymney-peeces, monions for windowes. 1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 40 Paving-Tiles..are of several Sizes, viz. 6. 8, 10. and 12 in. square. 1772 Philos. Trans. 1771 (Royal Soc.) 61 126 The composition, which is used for making paving-tiles, answers very well. 1866 De Bow's Rev. Sept. 263 Paving tiles.., as well as ornamental encaustic tiles, would meet with a ready sale if properly introduced. 1951 L. G. Green Grow Lovely 35 Paving tiles were either Robben Island slate, or were brought from Holland or Batavia. 1992 UNESCO Courier Mar. 50/3 Stills, filtration-vessels, jugs with spouts in the form of animals, painted cups and paving-tiles indicate the versatility of the workshop. 2. As a mass noun: tiles regarded as a material for paving. ΚΠ 1597 in J. E. Farmiloe & R. Nixseaman Elizabethan Churchwardens' Accts. (1953) 40 Item..for bricke and pavinge tyle for the church. 1799 E. Hasted Hist. Kent IV. 32/1 Maurice Callan, Curate,..devised that..his executors to pave the body of this church with paving tile. 1855 Sci. Amer. May 288/3 He commenced operations..by undertaking to convert the slag of a large anthracite furnace..into paving tile, glassware, &c. 1998 Columbian (Vancouver, Washington) (Nexis) 17 May f1 The tile is made from recycled auto windshields, and meets all standards for unglazed paving tile. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1325 |
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