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Definition tan line in British English

tan line noun

[countable] noun
/ˈtæn ˌlaɪn/
1

a line on your skin where darker tanned skin meets skin that has not tanned, because it has been covered by your clothes

Example

You could tell by the tan line that he had worn shorts that went halfway down his thigh.

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Definition tan line in British English