tannery

noun

tan·​nery ˈta-nə-rē How to pronounce tannery (audio)
ˈtan-rē
plural tanneries
: a place where tanning is carried on

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All of our leathers are carefully selected from the finest tanneries in the world for their exceptional quality and functional capability. Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025 Each style was made in the U.K. at Mulberry’s carbon-neutral factories in Somerset, with leather sourced from Gold Standard tanneries certified by the Leather Working Group. Samantha Conti, WWD, 22 Jan. 2025 Hermès uses its own tanneries to ensure quality control all the way from hide to handbag. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025 While there are obvious differences between the tannery town that Holland is stuck in and his bohemian Greenwich Village home, the director wanted everything to appear whimsical and detached from reality. Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 18 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tannery

Word History

First Known Use

1694, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tannery was in 1694

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“Tannery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tannery. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.

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tannery

noun
tan·​nery ˈtan-(ə-)rē How to pronounce tannery (audio)
plural tanneries
: a place where hides are tanned

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