tannage

American  

[tan-ij] / ˈtæn ɪdʒ /

noun

1. the act or process of tanning leather.

2. the product of tanning; something that is tanned.

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tannage British  

/ ˈtænɪdʒ /

noun

1. the act or process of tanning

2. a skin or hide that has been tanned

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Etymology

Origin of tannage

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

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Example Sentences

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tannage

The tannage completed, the leather must be well washed in running water to remove excess of synthetic tannin and then dried.

From Synthetic Tannins by Georg Grasser

Tanning experiments with these opalescent solutions proved them to exert a rapid penetration on the surface, complete tannage, however, taking place after eight days only, when a flat, greyish-coloured and rather hard leather resulted.

From Synthetic Tannins by Georg Grasser

It appears, therefore, to be a case of pseudo-tannage, where an infinitesimal amount of synthetic tannin produces a tanning effect without, however, a true tannage being effected.

From Synthetic Tannins by Georg Grasser

Reactions of Neradol D with Iron and Alkalies A special characteristic of Neradol D tannage is the sensitiveness of the latter to the action of iron and alkalies.

From Synthetic Tannins by Georg Grasser

Tanning experiments with this substance yielded, even after extended tannage, an undertanned leather, the surfaces being coloured brown, the inner layers, however, white.

From Synthetic Tannins by Georg Grasser

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