Associations to the word «Tain»

Wiktionary

TAIN, noun. (obsolete) Thin tin plate
TAIN, noun. (obsolete) Tin foil for mirrors.
TÁIN BÓ CÚAILNGE, proper noun. (Irish mythology) The central tale in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.