tan leather

tan leather
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  • tan — tan1 [tan] n. [MFr < ML tanum, prob. < Gaul] 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 adj. tanner …   English World dictionary

  • tan — [[t]tæ̱n[/t]] tans, tanning, tanned 1) N SING: usu a N If you have a tan, your skin has become darker than usual because you have been in the sun. She is tall and blonde, with a permanent tan. Syn: suntan 2) V ERG If a part of your body tans or… …   English dictionary

  • Leather jacket — A leather jacket is a type of clothing, a jacket made of leather. The jacket has usually a brown, dark grey or black color. Leather jackets can be styled in a variety of ways, and different versions have been associated with different subcultures …   Wikipedia

  • Tan — Tan, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tanned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tanning}.] [F. tanner, LL. tannare. See {Tan}, n.] 1. 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tan — [n/adj] light brown beige, biscuit, bronze, brown, brownish, buff, cream, drab, ecru, gold, khaki, leather colored, natural, olive, olivebrown, saddle, sand, suntan, tawny, umber, yellowish; concepts 618,622 tan [v] flog, whip baste, beat, belt,… …   New thesaurus

  • tan — Ⅰ. tan [1] ► NOUN 1) a yellowish brown colour. 2) a golden brown shade of skin developed by pale skinned people after exposure to the sun. 3) (also tanbark) bark of oak or other trees, used as a source of tannin for converting hides into leather …   English terms dictionary

  • Tan — Tan, n. [F. tan, perhaps fr. Armor. tann an oak, oak bar; or of Teutonic origin; cf. G. tanne a fir, OHG. tanna a fir, oak, MHG. tan a forest. Cf. {Tawny}.] 1. The bark of the oak, and some other trees, bruised and broken by a mill, for tanning… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tan bark — Tan Tan, n. [F. tan, perhaps fr. Armor. tann an oak, oak bar; or of Teutonic origin; cf. G. tanne a fir, OHG. tanna a fir, oak, MHG. tan a forest. Cf. {Tawny}.] 1. The bark of the oak, and some other trees, bruised and broken by a mill, for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tan bed — Tan Tan, n. [F. tan, perhaps fr. Armor. tann an oak, oak bar; or of Teutonic origin; cf. G. tanne a fir, OHG. tanna a fir, oak, MHG. tan a forest. Cf. {Tawny}.] 1. The bark of the oak, and some other trees, bruised and broken by a mill, for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tan pickle — Tan Tan, n. [F. tan, perhaps fr. Armor. tann an oak, oak bar; or of Teutonic origin; cf. G. tanne a fir, OHG. tanna a fir, oak, MHG. tan a forest. Cf. {Tawny}.] 1. The bark of the oak, and some other trees, bruised and broken by a mill, for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tan spud — Tan Tan, n. [F. tan, perhaps fr. Armor. tann an oak, oak bar; or of Teutonic origin; cf. G. tanne a fir, OHG. tanna a fir, oak, MHG. tan a forest. Cf. {Tawny}.] 1. The bark of the oak, and some other trees, bruised and broken by a mill, for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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