English Explanatory Dictionary

subway tile

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

subway tile subway tiles

Etymology

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

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