<p><strong>noun</strong></p><ul><li>a browning or a brown color of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or a sunlamp; tan.</li><li>Also called mayfair tan, merida: a light to medium yellow-brown.</li><li>Also called pastel orange: a medium orange color.</li></ul><p><strong>verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with or without object) sun-tanned, sun-tanning: to tan the skin by exposure to sunlight.</li></ul>