noun

1. tanbark
2. tannin or a solution made from it, used to tan leather
3. a yellowish-brown color
4. a darkening of the skin as by exposure to the sun or a sunlamp

Etymology: MFr < ML tanum, prob. < Gaul

adjective tanner tan′·ner, tannest tan′·nest

1. of or for tanning
2. yellowish-brown; tawny

transitive verb tanned, tanning tan′·ning

1. to change (hide) into leather by soaking in tannin
2. to produce a tan color in, as by exposure to the sun
3. Informal to whip severely; flog

Etymology: ME tannen < Late OE tannian < ML tannare < the n.

intransitive verb