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tan

1. a light or moderate yellowish-brown colour
2. of the colour tan
Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

tan

[tan]
(mathematics)
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Even though sunless tanning products may not cause skin cancer (Fu, Dusza, & Halpern, 2004), having a tanned appearance using tanning products may perpetuate the belief that tanned skin is ideal and attractive.
Even better, looking more tanned apparently adds to your contour and makes you appear slimmer.
Men who tanned preferred less regulated settings, such as gyms or private homes.
Tanned skin first became a fashion statement when Coco Chanel introduced tanned fashion models in her high fashion advertisements in the 1920s (Martin et al., 2009).
Historical trends in US culture that link tan skin not only with attractiveness, but paradoxically, with health (Keesling & Friedman, 1987) may play a role in these motives, and may explain why many young adults report positive attitudes toward a tanned appearance (Robinson et al., 2008).
It must be because Skinny Tan is the first instant tanner made with a natural tanning agent that also combines firming - so you are not just tanned but may look a little thinner too.
It must be because Skinny Tan™ is the first instant tanner made with a natural tanning agent that also combines firming - so you are not just tanned but may look a little thinner too.
Perfect Glow has tanned several local celebrities, models and pageant contestants along with some members of the Florida Lady Panthers and Palm Beach Makos cheerleaders for calendar shoots and special events.
Pagoto said the New Jersey woman looks so incredibly over tanned that she wonders if she may have body dysmorphic disorder.
An overwhelming majority (81%) of all respondents reported that they had tanned outdoors either frequently or occasionally in the past year.
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