Topic: HUMAN
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| Date: | 900-1000 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | tanner, from Medieval Latin tannare, from tanum; TAN2 |
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tan1
past tense and past participle tanned, present participle tanning
past tense and past participle tanned, present participle tanning1 [intransitive and transitive]HBH if you tan, or if the sun tans you, your skin becomes darker because you spend time in the sun : She has a pale skin which doesn't tan easily.
She has a pale skin which doesn't tan easily.2 [transitive]TIM to make animal skin into leather by treating it with tannin (=a kind of acid)
