tanning

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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noun process in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet light
noun beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
noun making leather from rawhide

A flush crept up through Sherbrand's tanning: "I have told her. — That Which Hath Wings: A Novel of the Day, Richard Dehan
Her skin is colourless, except for a slight tanning due to exposure to sun and weather. — Mearing Stones: Leaves from My Note-Book on Tramp in Donegal, Joseph Campbell
All our hunters got was deer; they lay here a couple of days and got plenty of deer, and did some tanning and 'jurking.' — The Young Alaskans on the Missouri, Emerson Hough

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