Sunburn

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sunburn \Sun"burn`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sunburned}or
     {Sunburnt}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sunburning}.]
     To burn or discolor by the sun; to tan.
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           Sunburnt and swarthy though she be.      --Dryden.


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sunburn \Sun"burn`\, n.
     The burning or discoloration produced on the skin by the heat
     of the sun; tan.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sunburn
       n 1: a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays
            of the sun [syn: {tan}, {suntan}, {burn}]
       2: redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the
          sun [syn: {erythema solare}]
       v : get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun [syn: {burn}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  18 Moby Thesaurus words for "sunburn":
     brand, bronze, brown, burn, embrown, infuscate, mat burn, rust,
     scald, scorch, sear, second-degree burn, singe, sunscald, suntan,
     tan, third-degree burn, windburn