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subway tile

subway tile noun: a style of white glazed ceramic tile, as used on the walls of the New York City subway stations in the early twentieth century, especially the 3" × 6" size then used.

Noun

subway tile (plural subway tiles)

  1. A style of white glazed ceramic tile, as used on the walls of the New York City subway stations in the early twentieth century, especially the 3" × 6" size then used.

Forms of subway tile

pluralsubway tiles

Origin of subway tile

From the tile used on the turn-of-the-century NYC subway.

Questions about subway tile

What does subway tile mean?
Subway tile means a style of white glazed ceramic tile, as used on the walls of the New York City subway stations in the early twentieth century, especially the 3" × 6" size then used.
What part of speech is subway tile?
Subway tile is a noun.
What is the plural of subway tile?
The plural of subway tile is subway tiles.

Words near subway tile in the dictionary

  1. subwavelength
  2. subwavelengths
  3. subway
  4. Subway Cave
  5. subway series
  6. subway tile
  7. subway tiles
  8. subway-surface
  9. subway-surfaces
  10. subwayed
  11. subwayer

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