tannage

[ tan-ij ]

/ ˈtæn ɪdʒ /

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noun

the act or process of tanning leather.

the product of tanning; something that is tanned.

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Origin of tannage

First recorded in 1655–65; tan¹ + -age

Words nearby tannage

tank trap, tank truck, tank up, tank wagon, tanna, tannage, tannate, Tannenbaum, Tannenberg, tanner, Tanner growth chart

How to use tannage in a sentence

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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British Dictionary definitions for tannage

tannage

/ (ˈtænɪdʒ) /

noun

the act or process of tanning

a skin or hide that has been tanned

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