Definition of Tannable

1. a. That may be tanned.

Definition of Tannable

1. Adjective. Suitable to be tanned ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tannable

1. capable of being tanned [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tannable

tankmate
tankmates
tankodrome
tankodromes
tanks
tankship
tankships
tanktop
tanktops
tankwagon
tankwagons
tanky
tanling
tanlings
tanna
tannable (current term)
tannage
tannages
tannah
tannahs
tannal
tannas
tannase
tannate
tannates
tanned
tanned red cells
tanner
tanner's ulcer

Literary usage of Tannable

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"29. tan-liquor (tan'lik'or), ». Same as tan-ooze. tan-mill (tan'mil), ». A mill for breaking up bark for tanning. tannable (tan'a-bl), a. [< tan1 + -able. ..."

2. Electrical Engineer (1893)
"... portions. surrounded by gelatinous, tannable fibres, the axes of which lie generally at right angles to the surfaces of the hide. ..."

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