Tan
11tan — (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… …
12Tan — 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… …
13tan — 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 …
14Tan — Tan, a. Of the color of tan; yellowish brown. [1913 Webster] {Black and tan}. See under {Black}, a. [1913 Webster] …
15Tan — /tan/, n. Amy, born 1952, U.S. novelist. * * * (as used in expressions) Black and Tan Tan Cheng Lock Tan Malaka Ibrahim Datuk * * * …
16TAN — /tan/, n. tax anticipation note. * * * (as used in expressions) Black and Tan Tan Cheng Lock Tan Malaka Ibrahim Datuk * * * …
17tan|ka — tan|ka1 «TAHNG kuh», noun, plural ka or kas. a Japanese poem or verse form of 31 syllables arranged in five lines of 5, 7, 5, 7, and 7 syllables. ╂[< Japanese tanka] tan|ka2 «TANG kuh», noun. a descendant of an aboriginal people of Canton,… …
18Tan II — Tan II, pronounced Tan 2, is a type of rubber that was used in golf balls, it was replaced by Supersport and is not currently produced anymore. Tan II is still considered by many flyers to be the very best type of rubber band for model airplane… …
19tanþu- — *tanþu , *tanþuz germ.?, stark. Maskulinum (u): nhd. Essender, Zahn; ne. tooth; Rekontruktionsbasis: an.; Hinweis: s. *tanþs; Etymologie: s. ing. *edont , *dont , Substa …
20tan — [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,… …
