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tannish
tan 1 T0032500 (tăn)v. tanned, tan·ning, tans v.tr.1. To convert (an animal hide) into leather by subjecting it to a chemical process that stabilizes the proteins, making it less susceptible to decay.2. a. To make (a person or a person's skin) darker by exposure to the sun.b. To make (a person or a person's skin) darker by exposure to artificial sunlight or by the application of certain chemicals, often in the form of sprays or lotions.3. Informal To thrash; beat.v.intr. To become darker from exposure to the sun or artificial sunlight, or from the application of certain chemicals.n.1. A light or moderate yellowish brown to brownish orange.2. a. A suntan.b. An artificially created suntan.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 or the appearance of a suntan.3. Used in or relating to tanning.
[Middle English tannen, from Old English *tannian, from Medieval Latin tannāre, from tannum, tanbark, probably of Celtic origin.]
tan′nish adj.
tan 2abbr. Mathematics tangent
Tan T0032500 (tăn)n. pl. Tan or Tans See Tanka.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | tannish - of a color resembling tanchromatic - being or having or characterized by hue |
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