| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| tin plate | |
| —n | |
| 1. | thin steel sheet coated with a layer of tin that protects the steel from corrosion |
| —vb | |
| 2. | (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 |
| 'tin-plater | |
| —n | |