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tanned

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Tan  (tn)
n. pl. Tan or Tans
See Tanka.

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.

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

tannish adj.

tan 2
abbr. Mathematics
tangent
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.tanned - (of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun; "a young bronzed Apollo"
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] ADJmoreno, bronceado

tanned [ˈtænd] adj (= brown) → bronzé(e)

tanned
adj
personbraun (gebrannt)
skinsgegerbt

tanned [tænd] adjabbronzato/a
tanned [tænd] adjabbronzato/a

tanned له جلد برونزي اللون opálený solbrændt braungebrannt μαυρισμένος bronceado ruskettunut bronzé preplanuo abbronzato 日焼け色の 황갈색의 gebruind solbrun opalony bronzeado загорелый solbränd ที่มีผิวสีแทน güneşte yanmış rám nắng 晒成褐色的


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I used to be scared of him all the time, he tanned me so much.
Darcy might have liked such an address, he contented himself with coolly replying that he perceived no other alteration than her being rather tanned, no miraculous consequence of travelling in the summer.
The little girl was standing, though signs of weariness were on the youthful face, which was tanned by the sun.
 
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