tan line

noun

The division between skin that has darkened or tanned from exposure to sun and skin that has not been exposed to sun.

“His sunglasses left a tan line around his eyes.”

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Meanings

nountan line (plural tan lines)

plural tan lines · alternative tanline

  1. The division between skin that has darkened or tanned from exposure to sun and skin that has not been exposed to sun.

    His sunglasses left a tan line around his eyes.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 曬痕 /晒痕
  • 曬痕 /晒痕 (shàihén)division between skin exposed to sun/not exposed to sun
Finnish rusketusraita
  • rusketusraitadivision between skin exposed to sun/not exposed to sun
German Bräunungsstreifen
  • Bräunungsstreifendivision between skin exposed to sun/not exposed to sun
Portuguese marquinha, marca de bronzeado
  • marquinhadivision between skin exposed to sun/not exposed to sun
  • marca de bronzeadodivision between skin exposed to sun/not exposed to sun
Cite this entry
APA

tan line. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tan%20line

MLA

“tan line.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tan%20line. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tan line,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tan%20line.

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