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■ noun
1》 a yellowish-brown colour.
2》 a golden-brown shade of skin developed by pale-skinned people after exposure to the sun.
3》 (also ~bark ) bark of oak or other trees, bruised and used as a source of ~nin for converting hides into leather.
↘(also spent ~ ) such bark from which the ~nin has been extracted, used for covering paths and in gardening.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ning , ~ned )
1》 [often as adjective ~ned ] acquire or cause to acquire a sun~.
2》 convert (animal skin) into leather, especially by soaking in a liquid containing ~nic acid.
3》 informal, dated beat (someone) as a punishment.
■ adjective N. Amer. having a sun~.
Derivatives
~nable adjective
~nish adjective
Origin
OE ~nian 'convert into leather', prob. from med. L. ~nare , perh. of Celtic origin; reinforced in ME by OFr. ~ner .
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■ abbreviation ~gent.