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Definition of "tanned" []

  • Having a suntan. (adjective)
  • Finished, made using tannic acid (as opposed to abrasion). (adjective)
  • Simple past tense and past participle of tan. (verb)

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Use "tanned" in a sentence
  • "After 6 weeks in the Himalayas, I am deeply tanned from the neck up (and wrists out) and I am 21 pounds lighter."
  • "We took his meat home, and had his skin tanned for a sleigh robe."
  • "The "hide" of the bean may be similarly "tanned" -- the shell certainly becomes leathery"