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Webster 1913 Edition

Tan

Tan

(tăn)
,
Noun.
[Chin.]
See
Picul
.

Tan

,
Noun.
[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 hides; – so called both before and after it has been used. Called also
tan bark
.
2.
A yellowish-brown color, like that of tan.
3.
A brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun;
as, hands covered with
tan
.
Tan bed
(Hort.)
,
a bed made of tan; a bark bed.
–
Tan pickle
,
the liquor used in tanning leather.
–
Tan spud
,
a spud used in stripping bark for tan from trees.
–
Tan stove
.
See
Bark stove
, under
Bark
.
–
Tan vat
,
a vat in which hides are steeped in liquor with tan.

Tan

,
Adj.
Of the color of tan; yellowish-brown.
Black and tan
.
See under
Black
,
Adj.

Tan

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Tanned
(tănd)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Tanning
.]
[F.
tanner
, LL.
tannare
. See
Tan
,
Noun.
]
1.
To convert (the skin of an animal) into leather, as by the 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.
☞ The essential result in tanning is due to the fact that the tannins form, with gelatins and albuminoids, a series of insoluble compounds which constitute leather. Similar results may be produced by the use of other reagents in place of tannin, as alum, and some acids or chlorides, which are employed in certain processes of tanning.
2.
To make brown; to imbrown, as by exposure to the rays of the sun;
as, to
tan
the skin
.

Tan

,
Verb.
I.
To get or become tanned.

Webster 1828 Edition

Tan

TAN

,
Verb.
T.
1.
In the arts, to convert animal skins into leather by steeping them in an infusion of oak or some other bark, by which they are impregnated with tannin, an astringent substance which exists in several species of bark, and thus rendered firm, durable, and in some degree, impervious to water.
2.
To make brown; to imbrown by exposure to the rays of the sun; as, to tan the skin.
His face all tann'd with scorching sunny rays.

TAN

,
Noun.
The bark of the oak, &c. bruised and broken by a mill for tanning hides. It bears this name before and after it has been used. Tan, after being used in tanning, is used in gardening for making hotbeds; and it is also made into cakes and used as fuel.

Definition 2024

tán

tán

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tan"

Asturian

Verb

tán

  1. third-person plural present indicative of tar

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtaːn]

Adverb

tán

  1. maybe (perhaps)

See also

Mandarin

Pronunciation

Romanization

tán (Zhuyin ㄊㄢˊ)

  1. Pinyin transcription of 倓
  2. Pinyin transcription of 嘾
  3. Pinyin transcription of 坛
  4. Pinyin transcription of 墰
  5. Pinyin transcription of 墵
  6. Pinyin transcription of 壇
  7. Pinyin transcription of 壜
  8. Pinyin transcription of 婒
  9. Pinyin transcription of 弸
  10. Pinyin transcription of 弹
  11. Pinyin transcription of 彃
  12. Pinyin transcription of 惔
  13. Pinyin transcription of 憛
  14. Pinyin transcription of 昙, 曇
  15. Pinyin transcription of 榃
  16. Pinyin transcription of 橚
  17. Pinyin transcription of 檀
  18. Pinyin transcription of 沇
  19. Pinyin transcription of 淡
  20. Pinyin transcription of 湕
  21. Pinyin transcription of 潭
  22. Pinyin transcription of 澷
  23. Pinyin transcription of 炊
  24. Pinyin transcription of 痰
  25. Pinyin transcription of 癇
  26. Pinyin transcription of 眈
  27. Pinyin transcription of 禩
  28. Pinyin transcription of 罈, 罎
  29. Pinyin transcription of 胃
  30. Pinyin transcription of 艢
  31. Pinyin transcription of 荥
  32. Pinyin transcription of 嘾
  33. Pinyin transcription of 蕄
  34. Pinyin transcription of 藫
  35. Pinyin transcription of 蟧
  36. Pinyin transcription of 榃
  37. Pinyin transcription of 壇
  38. Pinyin transcription of 橚
  39. Pinyin transcription of 眈
  40. Pinyin transcription of 谭
  41. Pinyin transcription of 貚
  42. Pinyin transcription of 郯
  43. Pinyin transcription of 醈
  44. Pinyin transcription of 墰
  45. Pinyin transcription of 錟
  46. Pinyin transcription of 鐔
  47. Pinyin transcription of 锬
  48. Pinyin transcription of 镡
  49. Pinyin transcription of 餤
  50. Pinyin transcription of 驔

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 傘

Noun

tán

  1. parasol, sunshade

Etymology 2

Verb

tán

  1. flatter, coax
  2. grind, crush

Etymology 3

Verb

tán

  1. to flirt
  2. to chat
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • tán gái, tán tỉnh
  • tán gẫu, tán dóc, tán nhảm

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