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tannest

Variant of tan

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

adjective tanner, tannest

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

transitive verb tanned, tanning

  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

intransitive verb

to become tanned

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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