Definition of tan

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Tan (n.) 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..

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Recrement :: Recrement (n.) A substance secreted from the blood and again absorbed by it.
Gas :: Gas (n.) A complex mixture of gases, of which the most important constituents are marsh gas, olefiant gas, and hydrogen, artificially produced by the destructive distillation of gas coal, or sometimes of peat, wood, oil, resin, etc. It gives a brilliant light when burned, and is the common gas used for illuminating purposes..
Unit :: Unit (n.) Any determinate amount or quantity (as of length, time, heat, value) adopted as a standard of measurement for other amounts or quantities of the same kind..
Siberian :: Siberian (n.) A native or inhabitant of Siberia.
Obsecration :: Obsecration (n.) The act of obsecrating or imploring; as, the obsecrations of the Litany, being those clauses beginning with By..
Cuban :: Cuban (n.) A native or an inhabitant of Cuba.
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Creak :: Creak (v. i.) To make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by the friction of hard substances; as, shoes creak..
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Rapacity :: Rapacity (n.) The act or practice of extorting or exacting by oppressive injustice; exorbitant greediness of gain.
Acceptive :: Acceptive (a.) Fit for acceptance.
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Mystical :: Mystical (a.) Remote from or beyond human comprehension; baffling human understanding; unknowable; obscure; mysterious.
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Saponifiable :: Saponifiable (a.) Capable of conversion into soap; as, a saponifiable substance..
Orthogon :: Orthogon (n.) A rectangular figure.
Parisian :: Parisian (n.) A native or inhabitant of Paris, the capital of France..
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