tin
tin
subs.
P. κασσίτερος, ὁ (Plat. Critias, 116b).
subs.
P. κασσίτερος, ὁ (Plat. Critias, 116b).
TIN
s. plumbum album (☞ stannum in ancient writers denotes a composition of silver and lead; it began to be used in the sense of “tin” in the fourth century). Tin-ware *res (vasa) e plumbo albo factae (facta): a tin mine *fodina plumbi albi.
s. plumbum album (☞ stannum in ancient writers denotes a composition of silver and lead; it began to be used in the sense of “tin” in the fourth century). Tin-ware *res (vasa) e plumbo albo factae (facta): a tin mine *fodina plumbi albi.
v. To overlay with tin on the inside *intus plumbo albo (stanno) obducere.
tin:
1. stannum: Plin.
2. plumbum album: t. is produced there (in Britain), nascitur ibi plumbum album, Caes. B. G. 5, 12. Phr.: a t.-mine *fodina stanni or plumbi albi. t.-ware, *vasa ex stanno or plumbo albo efficta (Kr.): a t.-box, pyxis stannea, Plin.: made of t., *stanneus, ex plumbo albo factus (Kr.).
1. stannum: Plin.
2. plumbum album: t. is produced there (in Britain), nascitur ibi plumbum album, Caes. B. G. 5, 12. Phr.: a t.-mine *fodina stanni or plumbi albi. t.-ware, *vasa ex stanno or plumbo albo efficta (Kr.): a t.-box, pyxis stannea, Plin.: made of t., *stanneus, ex plumbo albo factus (Kr.).