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close-tiled

close-tiled adjective: of a lodge, having been sealed against intrusions from unauthorised people.

Adjective

close-tiled (not comparable)

  1. Of a lodge, having been sealed against intrusions from unauthorised people.
  2. (figuratively) In secret; in private.
    • "I say, young fellah, I hope you don't mind - what? You see, between you an' me close-tiled, I look on this South American business as a mighty serious thing, and if I have a pal with me I want a man I can bank on."1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC

Questions about close-tiled

What does close-tiled mean?
Close-tiled means of a lodge, having been sealed against intrusions from unauthorised people.
What part of speech is close-tiled?
Close-tiled is an adjective.

Words near close-tiled in the dictionary

  1. close-run
  2. close-serried
  3. close-set
  4. close-stool
  5. close-stools
  6. close-tiled
  7. close-toed
  8. close-tongued
  9. close-up
  10. close-up lens
  11. close-up lenses

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