tan — a brown color acquired by skin exposed to sunlight
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a brown color acquired by skin exposed to sunlight
Pronunciation (IPA): /tæn/
Korean meaning: 햇볕에 그을린 갈색 피부
Korean pronunciation: 탠 (강세: 탠)
Example Sentences
- My friend's tan is so perfect that people ask if it's real or from a bottle.
- After two weeks at the beach, I went from vampire-white to golden tan.
- She decided to embrace her natural pale skin instead of trying to tan.
tan
NOUN//tæn//
a brown color acquired by skin exposed to sunlight
Sun-kissed golden brown skin
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The man waves his fan, but still gets his tan!
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Origin
중세 영어에서 나무껍질을 이용한 가죽 처리 과정에서 유래. 나무껍질의 탄닌(tannin) 성분으로 가죽을 갈색으로 염색하는 과정이 현재의 '태닝' 개념으로 발전했습니다.
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“My friend's tan is so perfect that people ask if it's real or from a bottle.”
“After two weeks at the beach, I went from vampire-white to golden tan.”
“She decided to embrace her natural pale skin instead of trying to tan.”
“The leather worker spent hours learning to tan the hides properly.”
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