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▪ I. tain, n.|teɪn|
[a. F. tain tinfoil, altered from F. étain tin. Cf. also ME. teyne.]
(See quot.)
1858Simmonds Dict. Trade, Tain, a thin tinplate; tinfoil for mirrors.
▪ II. † tain, v. Obs. rare.
In 6 teyne, taygne.
[Short for obtain, or ad. L. tenēre, F. tenir, on the analogy of the compounds attain, maintain, obtain, etc.]
a. trans. To obtain, get.
b. intr. To obtain, maintain itself, prevail.
1501Plumpton Corr. (Camden) 156 Bryng with you money convenient for your expenses, for as yet..here be now rent teyned. c1530tr. Erasmus' Serm. Ch. Jesus (1901) 21 Enuyes, simulations, and other vicyes, which especyally taygne in olde men.
▪ III. tain
obs. form of thane.
▪ IV. tain, taine
obs. ff. taken, pa. pple. of take v. |