tannage

[ tan-ij ]

noun

1. the act or process of tanning leather.
2. the product of tanning; something that is tanned.

tannage

/ ˈtænɪdʒ /

noun

1. the act or process of tanning
2. a skin or hide that has been tanned

Word History and Origins

Origin of tannage¹

First recorded in 1655–65; tan ¹ + -age

Example Sentences

It is of course liable to result in an under-tannage of the interior of the fibre.

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Certain it is, however, that time renders the tannage more permanent.

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The term applied to the hide after these processes, but before tannage, is "pelt."

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The tannage consists of oak bark and myrabs together with gambier.

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The bath is exhausted by commencing the tannage of a succeeding pack.

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