tannest

tannest
tæn n. suntan, brownish color acquired by the skin through exposure to the sun's rays v. acquire a brownish color by exposure to the sun's rays (of the skin); make the skin brown by exposure to the sun's rays; beat, thrash (Informal); convert animal skin into leather adj. brownish-yellow; having a suntan; used to convert animal hide into leather

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