Tan

Tan
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 hides; -- so called both before and after it has been used. Called also {tan bark}. [1913 Webster]

2. A yellowish-brown color, like that of tan. [1913 Webster]

3. A brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun; as, hands covered with tan. [1913 Webster]

{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. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат
Synonyms:
, / , ,


Look at other dictionaries:

  • TAN — als Abkürzung steht für: Transaktionsnummer, ein Begriff im elektronischen Bankgeschäft Tansania, nach dem Ländercode des olympischen Komitees Tierrechts Aktion Nord (früher Tierschutz Aktiv Nord), eine Organisation englisch total acid… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • tan — [ tɑ̃ ] n. m. • XIIIe; p. ê. gaul. °tann « chêne »; cf. bret. tann ♦ Écorce de chêne pulvérisée utilisée pour la préparation des cuirs (⇒ tanin, tanner). Moulin à tan. ⊗ HOM. Tant, taon, temps. ● tan Symbole de la fonction tangente. ● tan nom… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • tan — tañ interj. 1. staigiam sudavimui žymėti: Tas Jurgis tañ par ausį! Slm. Tañ jai galvon i ažumuš LTR(Prng). Tañ lazda per koją! Ad. Tuo (ta) lenta tañ tañ per sąsparą Ad. 2. dan, dzin (kartojant nusakomas skambinimas): Tañ tañ vienu šonu… …   Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language

  • Tan — can mean several things:* Tan (color), the color * Tangent, a mathematical trigonometric function tan(x) * Tanning, the process of making leather from hides * Sun tanning, the darkening of skin in response to ultraviolet light * Sunless tanning,… …   Wikipedia

  • Tan Le — (birth year: 1978) is an Australian telecommunications entrepreneur, businesswoman and the 1998 Young Australian of the Year. Born in Vietnam, Tan migrated to Australia as refugee with her family in 1982. [… …   Wikipedia

  • tan — (apócope de tanto) adverbio de cantidad 1. Intensifica el significado del adjetivo, adverbio o locución adverbial delante de la que va. Observaciones: No se usa delante de algunos comparativos, como mejor o peor: No seas tan orgulloso. No… …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • tan. — «tan», adjective, noun, verb, tanned, tan|ning. –adj. 1. light yellowish brown in color: »He wore tan shoes. 2. having to do with tanning. 3. used in tanning. –n. 1 …   Useful english dictionary

  • Tan Yu — (1927 2002) was a Filipino philanthropist and real estate entrepreneur of Chinese orgin. He was once the richest in the Philippines as well as being among the 10 wealthiest in the planet where he had a networth of about $7 Billion. [cite web… …   Wikipedia

  • Tan — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. {{{image}}}   Sigles d une seule lettre   Sigles de deux lettres > Sigles de trois lettres …   Wikipédia en Français

  • tan — (tan) s. m. Écorce pulvérisée du chêne, du sumac, du châtaignier, etc. qu on emploie à tanner les peaux. Moulin à tan. •   On pourrait éviter de renouveler le tan, en l arrosant avec de l eau chargée de tannin, lorsqu il serait épuisé de ce… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”