tannery
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tan·ner·y
(tăn′ə-rē)n. pl. tan·ner·ies
An establishment where hides are tanned.
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tannery
(ˈtænərɪ)n, pl -neries
(Tanning) a place or building where skins and hides are tanned
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tan•ner•y
(ˈtæn ə ri)n., pl. -ner•ies.
a place where tanning is carried on.
[1400–50]
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Translations
مَدْبَغَة جُلود
koželužna
garveri
cserzõmûhely
sútunarverkstæîi
garbiareň
tabakhane
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tannery
n → Gerberei f
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tan
(tӕn) – past tense, past participle tanned – verb1. to make an animal's skin into leather (by treating it with certain substances).
2. to (cause a person's skin to) become brown in the sun. She was tanned by the sun.
noun, adjective (of) a light brown colour. tan shoes.
noun suntan tanned skin. He came back from holiday with a tan.
tanned adjective sunburnt. a tanned face.
ˈtanner noun a person who tans leather.
ˈtannery – plural ˈtanneries – noun a place where leather is tanned.
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