gerben — meaning in English
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English meaning
- tan noun A yellowish-brown color, or the darkened shade skin takes on after time in the sun.
Senses
gerben is used for these senses in English:
- tan (transitive, stative) To change an animal hide into leather by soaking it in tannic acid. To work as a tanner.
tan — full definition
- noun A yellowish-brown color, or the darkened shade skin takes on after time in the sun.
- adj Yellowish-brown in color, or having skin darkened by the sun.
- verb To develop a darker skin tone from sun exposure, or to turn animal hide into leather using tannic acid.
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