"tilework" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtaɪl.ˌwɜː(ɹ)k/
enPR: tīlʹ-wûrk' Rhymes: -aɪlwɜː(ɹ)k Etymology: From tile + work. Compare Saterland Frisian Tichelwíerk (“tilework”), West Frisian tichelwurk, tegelwurk (“tilework”), Dutch tegelwerk (“tilework”). Etymology templates: {{com|en|tile|work}} tile + work, {{cog|stq|Tichelwíerk|t=tilework}} Saterland Frisian Tichelwíerk (“tilework”), {{cog|fy|tichelwurk}} West Frisian tichelwurk, {{m|fy|tegelwurk|t=tilework}} tegelwurk (“tilework”), {{cog|nl|tegelwerk|t=tilework}} Dutch tegelwerk (“tilework”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} tilework (uncountable)
  1. The arrangement of tiles on a surface. Tags: uncountable Translations (the arrangement of tiles on a surface): laatoitus (Finnish), kaakelointi (Finnish), trabajo de azulejo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-tilework-en-noun-fVVbcKYD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments Related terms: set tiles, tile, tilemaker, tiler, tilesetter, tile setter, tileworker, tileworks, tiling, azulejo, mosaic, tessellation

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          "text": "Decorative tilework typically takes the form of mosaic upon the walls, floor, or ceiling of a building.",
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        {
          "word": "tiler"
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        {
          "word": "tilesetter"
        },
        {
          "word": "tile setter"
        },
        {
          "word": "tileworker"
        },
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        {
          "word": "tiling"
        },
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          "word": "mosaic"
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        {
          "word": "tessellation"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "the arrangement of tiles on a surface",
          "word": "laatoitus"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "the arrangement of tiles on a surface",
          "word": "kaakelointi"
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          "sense": "the arrangement of tiles on a surface",
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    },
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      "rhymes": "-aɪlwɜː(ɹ)k"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "tīlʹ-wûrk'"
    }
  ],
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      "word": "tilemaker"
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    },
    {
      "word": "tilesetter"
    },
    {
      "word": "tile setter"
    },
    {
      "word": "tileworker"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "tiling"
    },
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      "word": "mosaic"
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      "word": "tessellation"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the arrangement of tiles on a surface",
      "word": "laatoitus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the arrangement of tiles on a surface",
      "word": "kaakelointi"
    },
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