1. (of skin) having a tan colour from exposure to the sun
   "a young tanned Apollo";
   - bronzed, suntanned
    
2. Converted to leather by a tanning agent
   "The tanned hides were soft and pliable"

1. Get a tan, from wind or sun
   "She tanned easily and bronzed quickly in the summer sun";
   - bronze
    
2. Treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather
   "The artisan tanned the animal hides to create durable leather goods"

See also: brunet [US], brunette

Type of: color [US], colour [Brit, Cdn], convert, discolor [US], discolour [Brit, Cdn]

Antonym: untanned

Encyclopedia: Tanned