"tinplate" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tinplates [plural]
Etymology: From tin + plate. Etymology templates: {{af|en|tin|plate}} tin + plate Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} tinplate (countable and uncountable, plural tinplates)
  1. Alternative spelling of tin plate Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: tin plate
    Sense id: en-tinplate-en-noun-WU2WAu6u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 72 28

Verb

Forms: tinplates [present, singular, third-person], tinplating [participle, present], tinplated [participle, past], tinplated [past]
Etymology: From tin + plate. Etymology templates: {{af|en|tin|plate}} tin + plate Head templates: {{en-verb}} tinplate (third-person singular simple present tinplates, present participle tinplating, simple past and past participle tinplated)
  1. Alternative spelling of tin-plate Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: tin-plate
    Sense id: en-tinplate-en-verb-zQOmjyoI

Inflected forms

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