tanning

n. process of making animal hides into leather; browning of the skin through exposure to the sun's rays; beating, whipping

v. acquire a brownish color by exposure to the sun's rays (of the skin); make the skin brown by exposure to the sun's rays; beat, thrash (Informal); convert animal skin into leather

Tanning is the process of converting putrescible skin into non-putrescible leather, usually with tannin, an acidic chemical compound that prevents decomposition and often imparts color.
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Noun
1. process in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet light
(hypernym) bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
(derivation) tan, bronze
2. beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
(synonym) whipping, flogging, lashing, flagellation
(hypernym) beating, thrashing, licking, drubbing, lacing, trouncing, whacking
(hyponym) self-flagellation
3. making leather from rawhide
(hypernym) trade, craft
(derivation) tan

Noun
1. a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
(synonym) suntan, sunburn, burn
(hypernym) hyperpigmentation
(derivation) bronze
2. a light brown
(synonym) topaz
(hypernym) light brown
3. ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
(synonym) tangent
(hypernym) trigonometric function, circular function
Verb
1. treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather
(hypernym) convert, change over
(hyponym) bark
(derivation) tanner
2. get a tan, from wind or sun
(synonym) bronze
(hypernym) discolor, discolour, colour, color
(hyponym) suntan
(derivation) suntan, sunburn, burn
Adjective
1. of a light yellowish-brown color
(similar) chromatic

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Tan
  

(n.)
The art or process of converting skins into leather. See Tan, v. t., 1.
  

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