Word Study
tanning (root: tan)
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun tanning has 3 senses
- tanning(n = noun.process) Array - process in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet light; Array is a kind of activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process
- tanning(n = noun.act) flagellation, flogging, lashing, whipping - beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment; Array is a kind of beating, drubbing, lacing, licking, thrashing, trouncing, whacking
- tanning(n = noun.act) Array - making leather from rawhide; Array is a kind of craft, trade
Derived form verb tan2
has particulars: self-flagellation, horsewhipping
Derived form verb tan1
CIDE DICTIONARY
tanning, n.
The art or process of converting skins into leather. See Tan, v. t. , 1. [1913 Webster]
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