sunburn (sunbern)

[ Her delivery from Sunburning and Moon blasting. Milton , Apology for Smectymnuus. II. in trans . To be discolored or tanned by the sun. sunburn, sunburning (sun'bern, sun'ber" ning), n. 1. A burning or scorching by the sun; especially, the tan occasioned by the exposure of the skin to the action of the sun's rays.-2. In bot., same as heliosis. burned bricks. sunburned (sun'bėrnd), p. a. 1. Same as sun burnt.-2. Dried by the heat of the sun: as, sunsun-burner (sun'bėr"nėr), n. A combination of burners with powerful reflectors, used to light a place of public a embly, etc. It is often placed beneath an opening in the ceiling, so that the up-draft from the lights may serve to ventilate the room. Also sun - light. sunburnt (sun'bėrnt), p. a. 1. Scorched by the sun's rays. They sun - burnt Afric keep Upon the lee-ward still. Drayton, Polyolbion, i. 421. IMG:content-2470.png:[blocks in formation] Strong sun - bursts between the clouds flashed acro these pastoral pictures. B. Taylor, Northern Travel, p. 428. sun-case (sun'kās), n. In pyrotechny , a slow burning piece giving out an intense white light: used in set-pieces for revolving suns, etc. sun-clad (sun'klad), a . Clothed in radiance; bright. [Rare.] The sun - clad power of chastity. Milton , Comus, 1. 782. sun-crack (sun'krak), n. In geol ., a crack formed in a rock by exposure to the sun's heat at the time the rock was consolidating.