The name derives from the nearby River Tain, the name of which comes from an Indo-European root meaning 'flow'. [2] The Gaelic name, Baile Dubhthaich, means 'Duthac's town', after a local saint also …

TAIN definition: a thin tin plate. See examples of tain used in a sentence.

Definition of 'tain' tain in British English (teɪn ) noun tinfoil used in backing mirrors

tain (n.) "thin tin plate for mirrors, etc.," 1858, from French tain "tinfoil" (17c.), an alteration of étain "tin," from Latin stagnum, stannum "alloy of silver and lead," in Late Latin "tin" (see stannic).

Define tain. tain synonyms, tain pronunciation, tain translation, English dictionary definition of tain. n. 1. A type of paper-thin tin plate. 2. Tinfoil used as a backing for mirrors. American Heritage® Dictionary …

Aug 28, 2025 · Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish تعين (tayin). tain n (plural tainuri)

tain, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

tain (tān), n. Building a thin tin plate. Building tin foil for the backs of mirrors.

tain: A type of paper-thin tin plate.

Tain definition: A type of paper-thin tin plate.