# tanned

Pronunciation: say "TAND" /tænd/

## Adjective

1. Having skin darkened by exposure to the sun.
   - Simple: Having darker skin from spending time out in the sun.
   - _The hikers came back tanned after two weeks on the trail._
   - _Her face was deeply tanned from years of sailing offshore._
3. Made into leather by treatment with tannic acid rather than by abrasion.
   - Simple: Made into leather by treating animal skin with plant acids instead of by scraping.
   - _The workshop sold belts and wallets made of tanned cowhide._
   - _Properly tanned leather resists rot for decades._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of tan. — simple past and past participle of tan
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of tan. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _Generations of craftsmen tanned leather using oak bark._
   - _The leather had been tanned and dyed before it reached the workshop._

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