tain

[ teyn ]

/ teɪn /

noun

a thin tin plate.

tin foil for the backs of mirrors.

Origin of tain

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

Words nearby tain

tailstock, tailwater, tail wheel, tailwind, Taimyr Peninsula, tain, Tainan, Taínaron, Taine, Taíno, taint

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Example sentences from the Web for tain

"'Tain' no use talkin' to dese yer light-haided young uns," he replied.
The Four Corners|Amy Ella Blanchard
Viollet-le-Duc used to consider the church of tain with its three naves one of the five noteworthy churches of the Meuse.
Verdun Argonne-Metz 1914-1918|Anonymous
Dat rooster aint no chicken, I tell yer, tain nuthin in dis worl but er hant.
Bypaths in Dixie|Sarah Johnson Cocke
He then retired to Tain (Drme), where he lived for some time as a farmer.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various

Whar you run, dar I'se gwine ter run right atter, so 'tain' no use a-rumpasin'.
The Battle Ground|Ellen Glasgow

British Dictionary definitions for tain

tain

/ (teɪn) /

noun

tinfoil used in backing mirrors

Word Origin for tain

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

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单词	tain
释义	tain [ teyn ] / teɪn / noun a thin tin plate. tin foil for the backs of mirrors. Origin of tain 1855–60; <French: silvering, foil, aphetic variant of étain tin Words nearby tain tailstock, tailwater, tail wheel, tailwind, Taimyr Peninsula, tain, Tainan, Taínaron, Taine, Taíno, taint Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tain "'Tain' no use talkin' to dese yer light-haided young uns," he replied. The Four Corners\|Amy Ella Blanchard Viollet-le-Duc used to consider the church of tain with its three naves one of the five noteworthy churches of the Meuse. Verdun Argonne-Metz 1914-1918\|Anonymous Dat rooster aint no chicken, I tell yer, tain nuthin in dis worl but er hant. Bypaths in Dixie\|Sarah Johnson Cocke He then retired to Tain (Drme), where he lived for some time as a farmer. The New Gresham Encyclopedia\|Various Whar you run, dar I'se gwine ter run right atter, so 'tain' no use a-rumpasin'. The Battle Ground\|Ellen Glasgow British Dictionary definitions for tain tain / (teɪn) / noun tinfoil used in backing mirrors Word Origin for tain from French, from étain tin, from Old French estain, from Latin stagnum alloy of silver and lead; see stannum Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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