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Kino :: Kino (n.) The dark red dried juice of certain plants, used variously in tanning, in dyeing, and as an astringent in medicine..

Tan :: 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..

Mimotannic :: Mimotannic (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, a variety of tannin or tannic acid found in Acacia, Mimosa, etc..

Tan :: Tan (n.) 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..

Tanning :: Tanning (n.) The art or process of converting skins into leather. See Tan, v. t., 1..

Sammier :: Sammier (n.) A machine for pressing the water from skins in tanning.

Tannery :: Tannery (n.) The art or process of tanning.

Gallotannic :: Gallotannic (a.) Pertaining to the tannin or nutgalls.

Tannery :: Tannery (n.) A place where the work of tanning is carried on.

Myrobolan :: Myrobolan (n.) A dried astringent fruit much resembling a prune. It contains tannin, and was formerly used in medicine, but is now chiefly used in tanning and dyeing. Myrobolans are produced by various species of Terminalia of the East Indies, and of Spondias of South America..

Boldu :: Boldu (n.) A fragrant evergreen shrub of Chili (Peumus Boldus). The bark is used in tanning, the wood for making charcoal, the leaves in medicine, and the drupes are eaten..

Grains :: Grains (n.) Pigeon's dung used in tanning. See Grainer. n., 1..

Bablah :: Bablah (n.) The ring of the fruit of several East Indian species of acacia; neb-neb. It contains gallic acid and tannin, and is used for dyeing drab..

Tannin :: Tannin (n.) Same as Tannic acid, under Tannic..

Alutation :: Alutation (n.) The tanning or dressing of leather.

Puer :: Puer (n.) The dung of dogs, used as an alkaline steep in tanning..

Sumach :: Sumach (n.) Any plant of the genus Rhus, shrubs or small trees with usually compound leaves and clusters of small flowers. Some of the species are used in tanning, some in dyeing, and some in medicine. One, the Japanese Rhus vernicifera, yields the celebrated Japan varnish, or lacquer..

Sumatran :: Sumach (n.) The powdered leaves, peduncles, and young branches of certain species of the sumac plant, used in tanning and dyeing..

Wattle :: Wattle (n.) The astringent bark of several Australian trees of the genus Acacia, used in tanning; -- called also wattle bark..

Caffetannic :: Caffetannic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the tannin of coffee..

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