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tanning

11 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. tanning (noun)
  2. tan (verb)
  3. tanning drum (noun)
  4. tanning extract (noun)
  5. formaldehyde tanning (noun)
  6. mineral tanning (noun)
  7. oil tanning (noun)
  8. vegetable tanning (noun)
  9. tanner's sumac (noun)
  10. back-tan (verb)
  11. chrome tan (verb)

tanning

noun

Definition of TANNING

1
: the art or process by which a skin is tanned
2
: a browning of the skin especially by exposure to sun
3
: a sound spanking
4
: a natural darkening and hardening of the cuticle of an insect immediately after molting
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First Known Use of TANNING

15th century

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