tin-plate

¹ American  

[tin-pleyt] / ˈtɪnˌpleɪt /

verb (used with object)

tin-plated, tin-plating

1. to coat (iron or steel sheet) with tin.

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tin plate ² American  

Or tinplate

noun

1. thin iron or steel sheet coated with tin.

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tin plate British  

noun

1. thin steel sheet coated with a layer of tin that protects the steel from corrosion

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verb

1. (tr) to coat (a metal or object) with a layer of tin, usually either by electroplating or by dipping in a bath of molten tin

Other Word Forms

• tin-plater noun

Etymology

Origin of tin-plate¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Origin of tin plate¹

First recorded in 1670–80

Example Sentences

Within seconds, the man behind the counter holds out two tin plates.

From Literature

“No, we make tin plate. But our clients in America and Europe asked if we could source masks, so we do that now,” she told me.

From The Guardian

Throws some things together in a pot he heats on our hot plate and we eat quiet while our spoons bang the tin plates.

From Literature

The server picked a blue enamel tin plate from a stack behind her and scooped out a bright yellow blob from the pot in front of her.

From Literature

Tiller passed around tin plates, which Sairy heaped with eggs and bacon and warm biscuits.

From Literature