tanned

tan ¹  (tn)

v. tanned, tan·ning, tans

v.tr.

1. To convert (hide) into leather, as by treating with tannin.

2. To make brown by exposure to the sun.

3. Informal To thrash; beat.

v.intr.

To become brown or tawny from exposure to sun.

n.

1. A light or moderate yellowish brown to brownish orange.

2. The brown color that sun rays impart to the skin.

3. Tanbark.

4.

a. Tannin.

b. A solution derived from tannin.

adj. tan·ner, tan·nest

1. Light or moderate yellowish-brown to brownish-orange.

2. Having a suntan.

3. Used in or relating to tanning.

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[Middle English tannen, from Old English *tannian, from Medieval Latin tannre, from tannum, tanbark, probably of Celtic origin.]

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tannish adj.

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tan ²

abbr. Mathematics

tangent

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	tanned - (of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun; "a young bronzed Apollo" bronzed, suntanned brunet, brunette - marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes; "a brunette beauty"
	2.	tanned - converted to leather by a tanning agent untanned - not converted to leather by a tanning agent; "a whip made of untanned hide"

Translations

tanned [tænd] adj [skin] → moreno, bronceado

tanned [tænd] adj → bronzé(e)

tanned [tænd] tan adj [person] → braun gebrannt; [hide] → gegerbt

tanned [tænd] adj → abbronzato/a