Tanning

Tanning
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 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. [1913 Webster]

Note: 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. [1913 Webster]

2. To make brown; to imbrown, as by exposure to the rays of the sun; as, to tan the skin. [1913 Webster]

3. To thrash or beat; to flog; to switch; as, to tan a disobedient child's hide. [Colloq.] [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]


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  • tanning — [tan′iŋ] n. 1. the art or process of making leather from hides 2. the act of making fair skin brown, as by exposure to the sun 3. Informal a severe whipping; flogging …   English World dictionary

  • Tanning — For other uses, see Tanning (disambiguation). For human tanning, see Sun tanning. Tannery redirects here. For other uses, see Tannery (disambiguation). Tanned leather in Marrakech …   Wikipedia

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  • Tanning — Dorothea Tanning (* 25. August 1912 in Galesburg, Illinois, USA) ist eine US amerikanische Künstlerin und lebt in New York. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Weblinks 3 Werke 4 Literatur …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • tanning — UK [ˈtænɪŋ] / US noun Word forms tanning : singular tanning plural tannings 1) [uncountable] making animal skins into leather 2) [uncountable] the act of turning skin darker using light a tanning salon 3) [countable] an act of hitting someone… …   English dictionary

  • tanning — noun Tanning is used before these nouns: ↑bed, ↑booth, ↑lotion, ↑salon …   Collocations dictionary

  • tanning — tan|ning [ tænıŋ ] noun 1. ) uncount making animal skins into leather 2. ) uncount the act of turning skin darker using light: a tanning salon 3. ) count an act of hitting someone many times, especially with a stick …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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