Sunburn
['sʌnbɜːn] or ['sʌn'bɝn]
Definition
(noun.) redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun.
(verb.) get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun.
Typed by Jolin--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To burn or discolor by the sun; to tan.
(n.) The burning or discoloration produced on the skin by the heat of the sun; tan.
Typist: Tyler
Examples
- A peculiar physiological effect of the X-Rays is their capacity to produce a severe effect on the skin, somewhat resembling sunburn. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Then he struck his leg with his great sunburned hand. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- You won't give anyone a chance, said Laurie, with a sidelong glance and a little more color than before in his sunburned face. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- He is a tall man, sunburned, very powerful, not more than thirty. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- He sat down, a little disconcerted by my presence, I thought, and without looking at me, drew his heavy sunburnt hand across and across his upper lip. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- I judged from your sunburnt face that you might be. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- His sinewy and powerful hands, as sunburnt as his face, have evidently been used to a pretty rough life. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- In one of the sunburnt faces I had recognized Mr. Allan Woodcourt, and I had been afraid of his recognizing me. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- A sunburnt, quick, lithe, little man, though rather thickset. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- The trooper looks sideways at Allan's sunburnt cheek and bright dark eye, rapidly measures his height and build, and seems to approve of him. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
Edited by Eva