tannage noun2 •The act, operation, or result of tanning; a tanning.They should have got his cheek fresh tannage / Such a day as to-day in the merry sunshine! / Had they stuck on his fist a rough-foot merlin! — 1845 •The act of steeping cast slabs of artificial marble in a solution of potash alum to harden it and make it insoluble. formstannages