tan¹ /tan/

1. A suntan
2. A tawny brown colour
3. A lightish brown colour, beige (US)
4. Oak bark or other material used for tanning
5. Spent bark

Tawny or (US) beige

1. To convert into leather by steeping in vegetable solutions containing tannin, or mineral salts, or synthesized chemicals
2. To treat with tan or tannin
3. To make brown, suntanned or tawny
4. To beat (informal)

To become tanned

tanˈling noun (Shakespeare)

Someone tanned by the sun

tannˈable adjective

tannˈage noun

1. Tanning
2. That which is tanned

tannˈate noun

A salt of tannic acid

tanned adjective

tannˈer noun

1. A person whose job is to tan animal hide
2. A lotion for the promotion of a suntan

tannˈery noun

A place where hides, etc are tanned

tannˈic adjective

Of, relating to or produced by tan or tannin

tannˈin noun

A colourless, amorphous, bitter substance derived from gallnuts, sumach, many barks and other vegetable matter, used in tanning and dyeing, and occurring in wines (esp red), giving a distinctive flavour

tannˈing noun

The art or practice of tanning or converting skins and hides into leather (also adjective)

tannˈish adjective

tan balls plural noun

Tanner's used bark pressed into lumps for fuel

tanˈbark noun

Any bark good for tanning

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