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21tan|ner — tan|ner1 «TAN uhr», noun. 1. a person whose work is making hides into leather by tanning them. 2. a chemical substance applied to the skin to produce a tan. tan|ner2 «TAN uhr», noun. British Slang. a sixpence. ╂[origin uncertain] …
22tan|ning — «TAN ihng», noun. 1. the work, process, or art of converting hides or skins into leather: »True tanning, as opposed to curing with animal fats, is limited to the Old World and to the technologically more advanced cultures (Beals and Hoijer). 2.… …
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24tan — {{11}}tan (n.) bronze color imparted to skin by exposure to sun, 1749, see TAN (Cf. tan) (v.). As a simple name for a brownish color, in any context, it is recorded from 1888. The adjective tan of the color of tanned leather is recorded from… …
25tan — 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,… …
26United States Leather Company — The United States Leather Company (1893 The Big Sole Leather Trust, The New York Times, May 3, 1893, New York Times (1857 Current file); May 3, 1893; ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851 2004) pg. 2] 1952), was one of the… …
27tan — tan1 [tæn] v past tense and past participle tanned present participle tanning [Date: 900 1000; : Old French; Origin: tanner, from Medieval Latin tannare, from tanum; TAN2] 1.) [I and T] if you tan, or if the sun tans you, your skin becomes darker …
28tan — [[t]tæ̱n[/t]] tans, tanning, tanned 1) N SING: usu a N If you have a tan, your skin has become darker than usual because you have been in the sun. She is tall and blonde, with a permanent tan. Syn: suntan 2) V ERG If a part of your body tans or… …
29leather — 01. I bought a beautiful [leather] coat in Mexico for only $150. 02. Hey, if you re a vegetarian, how come you re wearing [leather] shoes? 03. He spends a lot of time out in the sun working on his tan, so his skin has gotten quite [leathery] and… …
30tan — I. verb (tanned; tanning) Etymology: Middle English tannen, from Anglo French tanner, from Medieval Latin tannare, from tanum, tannum tanbark Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to convert (hide) into leather by treatment with an infusion of …
