āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
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āϤāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āϰāĻ, āϏā§āϰā§āϝā§āϰ āĻāϞā§āϤ⧠āϤā§āĻŦāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻĸāĻŧ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
darkened or brown skin caused by long exposure to the sun
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The sunburn eventually faded, leaving behind a lasting tan.
āϏāĻžāύāĻŦāĻžāϰā§āύ āĻļā§āώ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻŽā§āϞāĻžāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āϞ, āĻĒāĻŋāĻāύ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āϝāĻžāύ āϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āĻā§āϝāĻžāύ, āĻšāĻžāϞāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§
a light brown shade that resembles the color of tanned leather
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her shoes were a classic tan, which matched perfectly with her outfit.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻšāĻžāϞāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§, āϝāĻž āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋ āĻŽāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
01
āϤāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻā§, āϧā§āϏāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§
having a pale yellowish-brown color
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The sand on the beach was a warm tan color in the sunlight.
āϏā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻŋ āϏā§āϰā§āϝāĻžāϞā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāώā§āĻŖ āĻā§āϝāĻžāύ āϰāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She used a self-tanner to give her skin a natural tan look.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āϤā§āĻŦāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āϝāĻžāύ āĻā§āĻšāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āϞāĻĢ-āĻā§āϝāĻžāύāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
to tan
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āϤāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āϰā§āĻĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻž
(of a person or a person's skin) to become darkened or brown as a result of exposure to the sun
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He tanned quickly after just a few days at the beach.
āϏā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰ āĻāϝāĻŧā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻĒāϰā§āĻ āϏ⧠āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āϤāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āϞāĨ¤
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āϤāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻāϰāĻž
to darken or brown someone's skin as if exposed to the sun
Transitive: to tan someone's skin
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He tanned his body using a tanning lotion and sunbathing.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻā§āϝāĻžāύāĻŋāĻ āϞā§āĻļāύ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϏāĻžāύāĻŦāĻžāĻĨāĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻļāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāϰā§āĻā§āύāĨ¤
03
āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻāϰāĻŖ
to transform raw animal hides into leather by treating them with tannic acid or other substances
Transitive: to tan animal hides
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After hunting, the trapper would tan the animal pelts to preserve them for use in clothing and blankets.
āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ, āĻā§āϰā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŽā§āĻŦāϞ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āϏāĻāϰāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻā§āϝāĻžāύ āĻāϰāϤāĨ¤
Old use
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In the old days, a child who misbehaved might be tanned by the headmaster.
āĻĒā§āϰā§āύ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāύā§, āϝ⧠āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāϤ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āĻŽāĻžāϰāĻž āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
tannery
tan
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