noun
Tans
noun
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Plural of tan, meaning suntans, or informally, the Black and Tans, a British paramilitary force active in Ireland in 1920-21.
"Their tans had faded by the time winter arrived."
How to Use Tans
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishUsually just the plural of sun-tan, though it can historically refer to the Black and Tans in an Irish history context.
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