oak-tanned

  • 1oak-tanned leather — noun see oak leather 2 …

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  • 2oak leather — noun 1. : a mycelial mat formed in decaying oak wood 2. or oak tanned leather ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ : leather tanned with tannin derived from oak bark alone or from oak bark and other materials * * * Mycol. a thick sheet of mycelium occurring in decayed oak …

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  • 3Tanned — Tan Tan, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tanned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tanning}.] [F. tanner, LL. tannare. See {Tan}, n.] 1. To convert (the skin of an animal) into leather, as by usual process of steeping it in an infusion of oak or some other bark, whereby it …

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  • 4White oak — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… …

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  • 5Malcolm Reynolds — Firefly character Nathan Fillion as Malcolm Reynolds First appearance Serenity (Firefly episode) …

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  • 6Tanning — For other uses, see Tanning (disambiguation). For human tanning, see Sun tanning. Tannery redirects here. For other uses, see Tannery (disambiguation). Tanned leather in Marrakech …

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  • 7tan. — «tan», adjective, noun, verb, tanned, tan|ning. –adj. 1. light yellowish brown in color: »He wore tan shoes. 2. having to do with tanning. 3. used in tanning. –n. 1 …

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  • 8dress — /dres/, n., adj., v., dressed or drest, dressing. n. 1. an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece. 2. clothing; apparel; garb: The dress of the 18th century was colorful. 3. formal attire. 4. a particular… …

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  • 9tan — tan1 tannable, adj. /tan/, v., tanned, tanning, n., adj., tanner, tannest. v.t. 1. to convert (a hide) into leather, esp. by soaking or steeping in a bath prepared from tanbark or synthetically. 2. to make brown by exposure to ultraviolet rays,… …

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  • 10tanning — /tan ing/, n. 1. the process or art of converting hides or skins into leather. 2. a browning or darkening of the skin, as by exposure to the sun. 3. Informal. a thrashing; whipping. [1475 85; TAN1, + ING1] * * * Chemical treatment of raw animal… …

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