tanning Definition

tan¹
noun

1. The brown colour of the skin after exposure to the Sun's ultraviolet rays; a suntan.
2. A tawny-brown colour.
3. Oak bark or other material, used especially for tanning hides.

adj

1. Tawny-brown in colour.

verb tanned, tanning

tr & intr
1. To make or become brown in the sun.
2. To convert (hide) into leather by soaking it in a solution containing tannin, mineral salts or other chemicals.
3. colloq
To beat someone or something.

Derivative: tanned
adj

Derivative: tanning
noun

See also tanned, tanner1, tannery.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon, from Latin tannum oak bark.

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