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  10  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tan  \Tan\,  v.  t. 
  To  thrash  or  beat  to  flog;  to  switch.  [Colloq.] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Picul  \Pic"ul\,  n.  [Jav.  &  Malay  pikul,  fr  pikul  to  carry  on 
  the  back  to  carry  a  burden;  n.,  a  man's  burden.] 
  A  commercial  weight  varying  in  different  countries  and  for 
  different  commodities.  In  Borneo  it  is  1355/8  lbs.;  in  China 
  and  Sumatra,  1331/2  lbs.;  in  Japan,  1331/3  lbs.;  but 
  sometimes  130  lbs.,  etc  Called  also  by  the  Chinese,  {tan}. 
  [Written  also  {pecul},  and  {pecal}.] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tan  \Tan\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Tanned};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Tanning}.]  [F.  tanner,  LL  tannare.  See  {Tan},  n.] 
  1.  To  convert  (the  skin  of  an  animal)  into  leather,  as  by 
  usual  process  of  steeping  it  in  an  infusion  of  oak  or  some 
  other  bark,  whereby  it  is  impregnated  with  tannin,  or 
  tannic  acid  (which  exists  in  several  species  of  bark),  and 
  is  thus  rendered  firm,  durable,  and  in  some  degree 
  impervious  to  water. 
 
  Note:  The  essential  result  in  tanning  is  due  to  the  fact  that 
  the  tannins  form  with  gelatins  and  albuminoids,  a 
  series  of  insoluble  compounds  which  constitute  leather. 
  Similar  results  may  be  produced  by  the  use  of  other 
  reagents  in  place  of  tannin,  as  alum,  and  some  acids  or 
  chlorides,  which  are  employed  in  certain  processes  of 
  tanning. 
 
  2.  To  make  brown;  to  imbrown,  as  by  exposure  to  the  rays  of 
  the  sun;  as  to  tan  the  skin. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tan  \Tan\,  n.  [Chin.] 
  See  {Picul}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tan  \Tan\,  n.  [F.  tan,  perhaps  fr  Armor.  tann  an  oak,  oak  bar; 
  or  of  Teutonic  origin;  cf  G.  tanne  a  fir,  OHG.  tanna  a  fir, 
  oak,  MHG.  tan  a  forest.  Cf  {Tawny}.] 
  1.  The  bark  of  the  oak,  and  some  other  trees,  bruised  and 
  broken  by  a  mill,  for  tanning  hides;  --  so  called  both 
  before  and  after  it  has  been  used  Called  also  {tan  bark}. 
 
  2.  A  yellowish-brown  color,  like  that  of  tan. 
 
  3.  A  brown  color  imparted  to  the  skin  by  exposure  to  the  sun; 
  as  hands  covered  with  tan. 
 
  {Tan  bed}  (Hort.),  a  bed  made  of  tan;  a  bark  bed. 
 
  {Tan  pickle},  the  liquor  used  in  tanning  leather. 
 
  {Tan  spud},  a  spud  used  in  stripping  bark  for  tan  from  trees. 
 
 
  {Tan  stove}.  See  {Bark  stove},  under  {Bark}. 
 
  {Tan  vat},  a  vat  in  which  hides  are  steeped  in  liquor  with 
  tan. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tan  \Tan\,  a. 
  Of  the  color  of  tan;  yellowish-brown. 
 
  {Black  and  tan}.  See  under  {Black},  a. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tan  \Tan\,  v.  i. 
  To  get  or  become  tanned. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  tan 
  adj  :  of  a  light  yellowish-brown  color 
  n  1:  a  browning  of  the  skin  resulting  from  exposure  to  the  rays 
  of  the  sun  [syn:  {suntan},  {sunburn},  {burn}] 
  2:  a  light  brown  [syn:  {topaz}] 
  v  1:  treat  skins  and  hides  with  tannic  acid  so  as  to  convert  them 
  into  leather 
  2:  get  a  tan,  form  wind  or  sun  [syn:  {bronze}] 
 
  From  V.E.R.A.  --  Virtual  Entity  of  Relevant  Acronyms  13  March  2001  [vera]: 
 
  TAN 
  Table  /  Total  Area  Network 
 
 
 
  From  V.E.R.A.  --  Virtual  Entity  of  Relevant  Acronyms  13  March  2001  [vera]: 
 
  TAN 
  TransAction  Number  (banking) 
 
 




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