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Definition of Tannest
1. tan [adj] - See also: tan
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tannest
Literary usage of Tannest
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, John Morley, Mowbray Morris, George Grove (1867)
"... and Miss Lee's profound submissive reverence evidently gave him satisfaction,
for he persevered in a way which drew the tannest praise from his brother. ..."
2. Annals of the American Pulpit: Or, Commemorative Notices of Distinguished by William Buell Sprague (1859)
"My Dear Sir: In the winter of 1801, while I was travelling in Vermont, I met for
the first time with Peter tannest. After this, I often met him in ..."
3. The Columbian Magazine edited by John Inman, Robert A. West, Stephen M. Chester, Darius Mead (1846)
"The drawing-rooms were enriched with curiosities from the tannest Indies, and
furniture of the most curious workmanship from China. This I thought strange, ..."