| Tan (tan) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Tan |
| [Chin.] |
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The bark of the oak, and some other
trees, bruised and broken by a mill, for tanning hides; -- so called both
before and after it has been used. Called also tan bark.
A yellowish-brown color, like that of
tan.
A brown color imparted to the skin by exposure
to the sun; as, hands covered with tan.
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Of the color of tan; yellowish-
brown.
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To convert (the skin of an animal) into leather, as
by usual process of steeping it in an infusion of oak or some other bark,
whereby it is impregnated with tannin, or tannic acid (which exists in
several species of bark), and is thus rendered firm, durable, and in some
degree impervious to water.
To make brown; to imbrown, as by exposure to the
rays of the sun; as, to tan the skin.
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To thrash or beat; to
flog; to switch.
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