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sunburn verb & noun. LME.
[from SUN noun1 + BURN verb. Earliest as pa. pple.]
A. verb. Infl. as BURN verb; pa. t. & pple usu. -burned, -burnt .
verb trans. Burn or inflame (esp. the skin or body) by overexposure to the sun; affect with sunburn; tan, brown, or bake through exposure to the sun. Freq. as sunburnt, sunburned ppl adjectives. LME.
S. Cloete The Englishmen were sunburnt, red as lobsters.
verb intrans. Become inflamed, browned, or tanned by (excessive) exposure to the sun; be affected by sunburn. M19.
L. Deighton A clear complexion that sunburnt easily.
b. noun.
The condition of being sunburnt; inflammation or tanning of the skin caused by (excessive) exposure to the sun; the brown colour or tan thus produced. M17.
Country Living Ultraviolet B rays..which cause tanning, sunburn, and, potentially, skin cancers.
In plants: = sun-scald s.v. SUN noun1. Also, development of chlorophyll in potatoes exposed to light. M19.