tannage

American  

[tan-ij] / ˈtæn ɪdʒ /

noun

1. the act or process of tanning leather.

2. the product of tanning; something that is tanned.

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tannage British  

/ ˈtænɪdʒ /

noun

1. the act or process of tanning

2. a skin or hide that has been tanned

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Etymology

Origin of tannage

First recorded in 1655–65; tan ¹ + -age

Example Sentences

Further neutralisation reduces the tanning intensity of the product; the addition of sodium sulphate to the original partly neutralised product hastened tannage, the leather, however, possessing dark colour and being undertanned.

From Synthetic Tannins by Grasser, Georg

Tanning experiments carried out with the chromium, iron, aluminium, and calcium salts of Ordoval G yielded leathers which possessed proportionate characteristics of either kind of tannage to the extent to which either material was present.

From Synthetic Tannins by Grasser, Georg

Hardly any difference in the finished leathers could be observed as regards colour or quality; the tannage could by no means be described as that of a combination of Neradol D and the respective metals.

From Synthetic Tannins by Grasser, Georg

The tannage completed, the leather must be well washed in running water to remove excess of synthetic tannin and then dried.

From Synthetic Tannins by Grasser, Georg

The advantages of the oak tannage are as fully appreciated here as in the United States.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 803, May 23, 1891 by Various