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

Example Sentences

Hardly any difference in the finished leathers could be observed as regards colour or quality; the tannage could by no means be described as that of a combination of Neradol D and the respective metals.

From Synthetic Tannins by Grasser, Georg

The advantages of the oak tannage are as fully appreciated here as in the United States.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 803, May 23, 1891 by Various

This combination tannage seems to be assured of a great future; especially may a combination tannage of iron salts and Ordoval G eventually entirely replace chrome tannage.

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

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 Grasser, Georg