imbrown by exposure

  • 1Imbrown — Im*brown , v. t. [Pref. im in + brown. Cf. {Embrown}.] To make brown; to obscure; to darken; to tan; as, features imbrowned by exposure. [1913 Webster] The mountain mass by scorching skies imbrowned. Byron. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2tan — v. a. 1. Convert into leather, impregnate with tannin. 2. Imbrown, make tawny, imbrown by exposure …

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  • 3Tan — Tan, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tanned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tanning}.] [F. tanner, LL. tannare. See {Tan}, n.] 1. 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… …

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  • 4Tanned — Tan Tan, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tanned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tanning}.] [F. tanner, LL. tannare. See {Tan}, n.] 1. 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 …

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  • 5Tanning — Tan Tan, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tanned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tanning}.] [F. tanner, LL. tannare. See {Tan}, n.] 1. 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 …

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