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pretanned

pretanned is the simple past and past participle of pretan.

Meaning of pretan

Verb

pretan (third-person singular simple present pretans, present participle pretanning, simple past and past participle pretanned)

  1. (transitive) To tan lightly or partially, in preparation for full tanning.
    • Aluminium salts may be used for pretanning.

Questions about pretanned

What is pretanned the simple past and past participle of?
Pretanned is the simple past and past participle of pretan.

Words near pretanned in the dictionary

  1. pretalks
  2. pretan
  3. pretangle
  4. pretangles
  5. pretannage
  6. pretanned
  7. pretanning
  8. pretans
  9. pretape
  10. pretaped
  11. pretapes

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