tain

[ teyn ]

noun
  1. a thin tin plate.

  2. tin foil for the backs of mirrors.

Origin of tain

1
1855–60; <French: silvering, foil, aphetic variant of étain tin

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British Dictionary definitions for tain

tain

/ (teɪn) /


noun
  1. tinfoil used in backing mirrors

Origin of tain

1
from French, from étain tin, from Old French estain, from Latin stagnum alloy of silver and lead; see stannum

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