tan
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- noun
- /tæn/
- Light filtered through the tan canvas of the tent, creating a dusky gloom inside.
- light tan
- pinks and tans
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Watch on YouTubeI would go with like a tan, like a brown sand color.
- I would go with like a tan, like a brown sand color.
- The shade tan is just a nice neutral color.
- So there's like light, light tan, tan, medium, medium, deep, deep.
- I got medium, tan medium and light medium.
Examples
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On the bedspread was a large tan smudge, where our cat liked to spend the afternoons.
Fiction book (1993) -
To me, the hilltop looks like a lifeless jumble of tan boulders.
Academic text (2010) -
Did you see a little tan dog?
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I would go with like a tan, like a brown sand color.
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Apparently ready to go, he was already holding a tan summer jacket across his arm.
Fiction book (1993) -
This is the shade tan light, so pretty.
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Wait here, I'm gonna go put on my new suit so you can see how tan I am now.
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I really like the kind of beige tan color of these pumpkins.
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I'm wearing a light blue short-sleeved shirt, tan shorts, and black shoes.
Fiction book (1992) -
The walls of the cozy living room were painted a warm tan color, making the space feel inviting.
Synonyms
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A medium to dark tan color like brown sugar
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A medium to dark tan color like undyed leather
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A light yellow brown color like the gemstone
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A brown colour with red or yellow tones that looks cosy
A medium to dark brown color like caramel
A dull brown and gray color like dry earth
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A member of a British force who helped the police in Ireland to stop the independence movement, 1919–1921
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A Chinese gambling game where players bet on how many counters remain under a bowl after grouping them by four
A large strong American hunting dog with black fur and tan marks that hunts raccoons
- Informal
A dark mark on the skin showing where clothing does not cover you in the sun
How Tan
Surface Forms
Etymology
The colour tan is named after tanned leather: the bark and the process made leather a light brown, so people used that brown to name the colour tan. That is why tan now means a light, warm brown.