tannage
Americannoun
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the act or process of tanning
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a skin or hide that has been tanned
Etymology
Origin of tannage
Example Sentences
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Both of the latter are not apparent to the same extent in an oil tannage into which Neradol D and oil enter as constituents.
From Synthetic Tannins by Grasser, Georg
They should have got his cheek fresh tannage Such a day as today in the merry sunshine!
From Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning by Reynolds, Myra
The best tannage becomes saturated at from ten to fourteen pounds upon the inch, whilst that prepared with the Composition, was not penetrated at 180 lbs. upon the inch.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 390, September 19, 1829 by Various
After a further forty-eight hours, however, the black colour penetrated the pelt, and tannage was complete.
From Synthetic Tannins by Grasser, Georg
In Germany a great deal of upper leather is pure oak tannage, but one seldom finds a pure oak tanned sole leather; it is almost always in combination with other tannics.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 803, May 23, 1891 by Various
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