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Tan   /tæn/   Listen
Tan

noun
1.
A browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun.  Synonyms: burn, sunburn, suntan.
2.
A light brown the color of topaz.  Synonym: topaz.
3.
Ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle.  Synonym: tangent.
verb
(past & past part. tanned; pres. part. tanning)
1.
Treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather.
2.
Get a tan, from wind or sun.  Synonym: bronze.
adjective
(compar. tanner; superl. tannest)
1.
Of a light yellowish-brown color.



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"Tan" Quotes from Famous Books



... to-morrow," said the young man. He had begun to gather up his brushes. The hands that lifted them were firm and strong. A clear color ran beneath the tan ...
— Uncle William - The Man Who Was Shif'less • Jennette Lee
... was sunburned, but it flushed a more vivid red under the tan. It is needless to pretend that a man of his appearance and qualities had reached the age of thirty-two without having listened to feminine comments of which he was the exclusive subject. In this remark of Victoria's, ...
— The Crossing • Winston Churchill
... of fish in the river; and the boys knew the pools they loved best, and often returned with their baskets well filled. There were otters on its banks, too; but, though they sometimes chased these pretty creatures, Tan and Turk, their two dogs, knew as well as their masters that they had but small chance of catching them. Sometimes they would take a boat at the bridge and drop down the stream for miles, and once or twice had even ...
— By England's Aid or The Freeing of the Netherlands (1585-1604) • G.A. Henty
... Their wealth and standing in the State gave him a position which he had not had before, and he told Chang-shu of a wish which he had to visit the court of Chau, and especially to confer on the subject of ceremonies and music with Lao Tan. Chang-shu represented the matter to the duke Ch'ao, who put a carriage and a pair of horses at Confucius's disposal for the expedition [5]. At this time the court of Chau was in the city of Lo [6]. in the present department of Ho-nan of the province of the ...
— THE CHINESE CLASSICS (PROLEGOMENA) • James Legge
... Claire Boltwood left Minneapolis and adventured into democracy, Milt was in the garage. He wore union overalls that were tan where they were not grease-black; a faded blue cotton shirt; and the crown of a derby, with the rim not too neatly hacked off with a ...
— Free Air • Sinclair Lewis


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