tan
verb (used with object)
to convert (a hide) into leather, especially by soaking or steeping in a bath prepared from tanbark or synthetically.
well-tanned
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a word derived from
tan.
Example Sentences
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“Living close to the farm makes it easy for you to have a balanced lifestyle,” said Binovitch, who often wears a smile on his well-tanned face and rides to work on an electric bike.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 9, 2022
Before long, however, an older, well-tanned woman in a bass boat called out to them and volunteered to help.
From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2017
Security contractors with a group called ESG, they were there to protect a TV newscaster, an older gentleman, well-tanned, who emerged from the SUV with a cameraman in tow.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 17, 2016
The mother, who has traded the slippers for four-and-a-half-inch gold heels, stands in the living room in a floor-length Bordeaux gown, as a well-tanned stylist looks on approvingly.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2012
We were silently met by a tall well-tanned man wearing cutoff jeans and a T-shirt.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
