English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woordeboekbetekenis van die woord "looi" is die proses om dierevelle of velle te behandel om leer te produseer, deur dit in 'n oplossing van tanniene of ander chemikalieƫ te week. Die proses van looiery maak die huide of velle meer duursaam, bestand teen verval en kan verskeie kleure en afwerkings aanneem. In 'n ander konteks kan "bruining" ook verwys na die proses van verdonkering of verbruining van die vel as gevolg van blootstelling aan die son of ander bronne van UV-straling.

Sentence Examples

  1. Then there is the tanning, the cutting, with sharp knives, and the sewing, with bone needles and dried back-strap tendons for thread.
  2. The hard part is going to be properly tanning the hides, he thought .
  3. No longer the tiny, almost brittle, doll-like dragon princess she first appeared, she too was tanning and filling out.
  4. Together, they managed to flesh the hides, get the brain tanning mixture applied, and stretch them to dry with poles that Murdock had made.