tawn

In lang=en terms the difference between pawn and tawn

is that pawn is a pawn shop, pawnbroker while tawn is a tan.

As nouns the difference between pawn and tawn

is that pawn is the most common chess piece, or a similar piece in a similar game. In chess each side has eight; moves are only forward, attacks are only forward diagonally or en passant while tawn is a tan.

As verbs the difference between pawn and tawn

is that pawn is to render one's opponent a mere pawn, especially in a real-time strategy games while tawn is to tan, make tawny.

As nouns the difference between tawny and tawn

is that tawny is a light brown to brownish orange colour while tawn is a tan.

As an adjective tawny

is of a light brown to brownish orange colour.

As a verb tawn is

to tan, make tawny.

As nouns the difference between tan and tawn

is that tan is a yellowish-brown colour while tawn is a tan.

As verbs the difference between tan and tawn

is that tan is to change to a tan colour due to exposure to the sun while tawn is to tan, make tawny.

As an adjective tan

is of a yellowish-brown.

As a numeral tan

is the second cardinal number two, formerly used in Celtic areas, especially Cumbria and parts of Yorkshire, for counting sheep, and stitches in knitting.See Wikipedia article on Yan Tan Tethera

As a proper noun Tan

is an English surname derived from the transliteration of various Asian surnames, particularly originating from China and Vietnam.

As an initialism TAN

is Total Acid Number, the measure of a lubricant's or crude oil's acidity.