Tain Definition

tān
noun
A type of paper-thin tin plate.
American Heritage
Tinfoil used as a backing for mirrors.
American Heritage
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Origin of Tain

  • French alteration of étain tin from Late Latin stannum stannic

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Old English tein, teyne; compare Icelandic teinn a twig.

    From Wiktionary

Tain Sentence Examples

  • At Carlisle there was published a bull excommunicating Bruce; and Elizabeth his wife, Marjorie his daughter, and Christina his sister, were captured in a sanctuary at Tain, while three of his brothers were executed.

  • No trace of such a state of affairs is to be found in the Ulster epic. In the Tain Bó Cuainge we find Ireland divided into fifths, each ruled over by its own king.

  • The representatives of this race in the Tain Bó Cualgne play a somewhat similar part to the gods of the ancient Greeks in the Iliad, though they are of necessity of a much more shadowy nature.

  • The Red Arrows Hundreds of spectators took up vantage positions on Tain Links on Thursday night to watch the Red Arrows Display Team.

  • Kirkwall belongs to the Wick district group of parliamentary burghs, the others being Cromarty, Dingwall, Dornoch and Tain.

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Words Starting With

TTATAI

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