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Meanings of tanned in English

Having skin darkened by exposure to sunlight.

Related terms

Converted to leather by a tanning agent.

Usage of tanned in English
1
Grey; and the face, tanned even in the shaven jaws, was careworn.
The Grey Cloak
2
His body was too large for the space: too tanned, too assertive.
Complete Books of Blood
3
Her blue eyes looked faded in the setting of her tanned complexion.
In Exile, and Other Stories
4
He stood stretching his body in a long tanned line of flesh.
A kiss of shadows
5
The hide was tanned, and the leather furnished shoes for the family.
Thrift
6
His eyes sparkled like coals of fire in the dark, tanned face.
The Star of Gettysburg: A Story of Southern High Tide
7
He was tanned, as if he'd already been there a few days.
The book of murder
8
Then the man of the tanned countenance addressed us deliberately as follows:
Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories
9
The brakeman turned redder under the ruddy brown of his sun-tanned skin.
Ray's Daughter: A Story of Manila
10
I saw brogues very well tanned; and every man can make them.
The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, LL.D.
11
The skins, easily tanned, were of immense value in their subsequent lodgings.
The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, ...
12
His features were angular and tanned by the winds of many years.
The Texan Scouts: A Story of the Alamo and Goliad
13
She felt a warm glow as she watched his tanned hand scribbling.
East of the sun
14
One of the two was tall and tanned, and thirty-five or so.
Set in Silver
15
John Anderson strode into the meeting, looking tanned and handsome and athletic.
Second chance
16
His large tanned arm rested on the edge of the rolled-down window.
Transgression: a novel of love and war
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common