tin plate

¹

or tinplate

noun

1. thin iron or steel sheet coated with tin.

tin-plate

²

[ tin-pleyt ]

verb (used with object)

, tin-plat·ed, tin-plat·ing.

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

tin plate

noun

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

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

Derived Forms

• ˈtin-ˌplater, noun

Other Words From

• tin-plater noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of tin plate¹

First recorded in 1670–80

Origin of tin plate²

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Grady and I sat at a battered wooden table, each facing a burger on a dented tin plate.

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