tan·ner 1  (t ăn ər)
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n.1. One that tans hides. 2. A self-tanner. |
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tan 1  (t ăn)
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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.]
tannish adj. |
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tan·ner 2  (t ăn ər)
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n. Chiefly British A sixpenny coin formerly used in Britain; a sixpence.
[Origin unknown.] |
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Tan·ner  (t ăn ər), Henry Ossawa 1859-1937.
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American artist best known for The Banjo Lesson (1893) and for his later paintings and etchings of religious scenes. |
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