tan
棕褐色,棕黄色,棕褐,棕红色
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Definitions
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tanned, tan·ning.
- : to convert into leather, especially by soaking or steeping in a bath prepared from tanbark or synthetically.
- : to make brown by exposure to ultraviolet rays, as of the sun.
- : Informal. to thrash; spank.
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tanned, tan·ning.
- : to become tanned.
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- : the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- : yellowish brown; light brown.
- : tanbark.
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tan·ner, tan·nest.
- : of the color of tan; yellowish-brown.
- : used in or relating to tanning processes, materials, etc.
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Examples
Otis says he was wearing a tan jacket similar to one described by witnesses.
Little ricochets of dust kicked into the face of a tall man in a tan shalwar kameez and prayer cap.
Judging by the pictures of President Truong Tan Sang and Obama, Vietnam is showing some affection back.
During the season, he regularly takes a dugout seat where he can work on his tan.
The philosopher once complained about young men whose desire for learning resembled their desire for a sun tan.
She wore soiled Burberry, high-legged tan boots, and a peaked cap of distinctly military appearance.
The corporal, rather chalky-looking under his tan, stepped forward and laid a hand on MacRae's shoulder.
Woollen rags are mixed with cotton which has no manurial value, and the skin refuse from tan-works contains much lime.
I recognized the reddish tan that comes from facing a hot wind on the top of a moving boxcar.
He was as well groomed as usual, but he was unmistakably pale beneath his new coat of tan.