Hypertext Webster Gateway: "sunburn"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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.

Sunburnt and swarthy though she be. --Dryden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Sunburn \Sun"burn`\, n.
The burning or discoloration produced on the skin by the heat
of the sun; tan.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (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}]


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