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   tan

   /tan/

   noun

   • 1. a yellowish-brown colour: "the overall colour scheme of tan and cream"
   • 2. a brown or darkened shade of skin developed after exposure to the sun: "Jenna managed to get an even golden tan" Similar become suntannedtake a suntan/tanbrowngo/become brownbronze
   • 3. bark of oak or other trees, bruised and used as a source of tannin for converting hides into leather.
   • ▪ tan from which the tannin has been extracted, used for covering the ground for walking, riding, children's play, etc., and in gardening.

   verb

   • 1. (of a person or their skin) become brown or darkened after exposure to the sun: "you'll tan very quickly in the pure air" Similar become suntannedtake a suntan/tanbrowngo/become brownbronze
   • ▪ (of the sun) cause (a person or their skin) to become brown or darkened: "the sun had already tanned his face golden"
   • 2. convert (animal skin) into leather by soaking in a liquid containing tannic acid, or by the use of other chemicals.
   • 3. beat (someone) repeatedly as a punishment: informal, dated "‘If Mickey touches a fishing net, I'll tan his hide!’" Similar thrashbeatwallopbeltstrapspankwhiplashleathercaneflogflailflagellatehorsewhipbirchswitchflayinformal:give someone a hidinglamlarrup

   adjective

   • 1. of a yellowish-brown colour: "a tan baseball cap with orange piping"
   • 2. (of a person) having brown or darkened skin after exposure to the sun: North American "she looks tall, tan, and healthy"

   Word Origin late Old Englishtannian ‘convert into leather’, probably from medieval Latin tannare, perhaps of Celtic origin; reinforced in Middle English by Old French tanner. Early use of the noun (late Middle English) was in tan1 (sense 3 of the noun).

   Derivatives

   • 1. tannish adjective

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   Tan is a light brown color you might also call "beige." If you want to brighten up your bedroom, you can paint your boring tan walls with green, yellow, and hot pink stripes.

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   What does Tan mean?

   • [VERB] Leigh rolled over on her stomach to tan her back. [VERB noun] Their skin was tanned and glowing from their weeks at the seaside. Something that is tan is a light brown colour. ...a tan leather jacket. To tan animal skins means to make them into leather by treating them with tannin or other chemicals.

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   What does Tan mean in a sentence?

   • Get Word of the Day daily email! What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'? The meaning of TAN is to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun. How to use tan in a sentence.

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   What does it mean if a person has a tan?

   • 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. If a part of your body tans or if you tan it, your skin becomes darker than usual because you spend a lot of time in the sun. I have very pale skin that never tans. [VERB] I don't tan. [VERB]

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   What is an example of the color Tan?

   • An example of tan as a color is in the phrase "tan paint," which is a paint that is somewhere between yellow and brown. The color tan is yellowish-brownish. An example of tan is the color of a lion's coat.

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   Who is Tân Tân?

   • Their daughter Lisa was born in an Indonesian refugee camp. Our family arrived in Oregon in 1981. In the years since, our family’s Tân Tân Cafe & Delicatessen restaurant has become a local favorite and provided a space for our family to form a wonderful community and share our flavors.

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   What is the root word of the word 'tan'?

   • The root word of 'tan' is Proto-Indo-European *tep- (“be warm”). From Proto-Celtic *teɸnets (“fire”) (compare Old Irish teine, Cornish and Breton tan ). Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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