étamer

Senses

1. 1.

   to tin

   to coat or line (a metal surface) with a thin layer of tin

2. 2.

   to silver (a mirror)

   to apply a reflective silvering layer to glass to make a mirror

Examples

• "On a étamé les cuivres pour éviter qu'ils ne s'oxydent."

  The coppers were tinned to prevent them from oxidizing.

• "Le verrier étame le verre pour fabriquer des miroirs."

  The glassmaker silvers the glass to make mirrors.

• "Cette batterie de cuisine est fabriquée en cuivre étamé."

  This cookware is made of tinned copper.

Usage

Technical verb, most common in metallurgy, craftsmanship, and mirror-making contexts. The past participle "étamé" is frequently used as an adjective (cuivre étamé = tinned copper). Regular first-group verb (-er).