Brown or golden coloring of the skin from exposure to the sun, or to get that colored skin from being in the sun.
A compound of 'sun' (from Proto-Indo-European roots) and 'tan' (from the color of tanned leather, ultimately from the plant used in tanning). Combined in the early 20th century as a beauty trend spread.
Before the 1920s, pale skin meant you were wealthy and didn't work outdoors—but when Coco Chanel got a tan, suddenly tanned skin meant leisure and exotic travel, completely flipping what 'beauty' meant in just one generation.
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