tan Sentence Examples
- My skin was left a deep tan after a long day spent sunbathing at the beach.
- The leather jacket had faded to a light tan over the years.
- The walls of the room were painted a warm beige, bordering on tan.
- Her complexion was naturally tanned, thanks to her Mediterranean heritage.
- The soccer field's grass grew a vibrant tan hue in the summer sun.
- The horse's coat had a distinctive tan and white pattern.
- The roasted almonds released a nutty aroma, turning a deep tan color.
- The antique map had acquired a faded tan from centuries of use.
- The sunset cast a golden tan glow across the horizon.
- The desert dunes stretched out in front of me, their sand a warm and inviting tan.
tan Meaning
tan (n)
a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
a light brown the color of topaz
ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
tan (v)
treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather
get a tan, from wind or sun
tan (s)
of a light yellowish-brown color
tan (n.)
See Picul.
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.
A yellowish-brown color, like that of tan.
A brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun; as, hands covered with tan.
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.
To make brown; to imbrown, as by exposure to the rays of the sun; as, to tan the skin.
tan (a.)
Of the color of tan; yellowish-brown.
tan (v. i.)
To get or become tanned.
tan (v. t.)
To thrash or beat; to flog; to switch.
Synonyms & Antonyms of tan
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FAQs About the word tan
a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun, a light brown the color of topaz, ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-a
lash, leather, slash, whip, cowhide,hide, strap, pound, slap, scourge
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My skin was left a deep tan after a long day spent sunbathing at the beach.
The leather jacket had faded to a light tan over the years.
The walls of the room were painted a warm beige, bordering on tan.
Her complexion was naturally tanned, thanks to her Mediterranean heritage.
