Tannage
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act, operation, or result of tanning; a tanning. countable, uncountable
"They should have got his cheek fresh tannage / Such a day as to-day in the merry sunshine! / Had they stuck on his fist a rough-foot merlin!"
- 2 The act of steeping cast slabs of artificial marble in a solution of potash alum to harden it and make it insoluble. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"They should have got his cheek fresh tannage / Such a day as to-day in the merry sunshine! / Had they stuck on his fist a rough-foot merlin!"
Etymology
From tan + -age.