tawn
UK/tɔːn/US/tɔn/
tawn verb: to tan, make tawny. Also the pronunciation spelling of town.
Verb
tawn (third-person singular simple present tawns, present participle tawning, simple past and past participle tawned)
Noun
tawn (plural tawns)
- A tan.
- In the complexion of a third still lingers a tropic tawn, but slightly bleached withal; HE doubtless has tarried whole weeks ashore.1851 November 14, Herman Melville, “chapter 5”, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC
Proper noun
tawn
- Hamilton (the capital city of Bermuda).
- 12:30pm: Went tahn to get some greeze. Parked opposite de lye-berry.2013 September 5, James Burton, “Burton's Banter: Our rich dialogue — as moreish as a cold burr...”, in The Bermuda Sun, archived from the original on 12 Dec 2022
Also used as
tawn is also the pronunciation spelling of town.
Forms of tawn
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | tawns |
| present participle | tawning |
| past participle | tawned |
| past | tawned |
| Noun | |
| plural | tawns |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form | tahn |
Origin of tawn
Alteration of tan, influenced by tawny.
From town.
Words that rhyme with tawn
Questions about tawn
- What does tawn mean?
- Tawn means to tan, make tawny.
- What part of speech is tawn?
- Tawn can be a verb, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce tawn?
- Tawn is pronounced /tɔːn/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of tawn?
- The past tense of tawn is tawned.
Words near tawn in the dictionary
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