Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SUN'BURNT
SUN'BURNT, a. [sun and burnt.]
- Discolored by the heat or rays of the sun; tanned; darkened in hue; as, a sunburnt skin. Sunburnt and swarthy though she be. – Dryden.
- Scorched by the sun's rays; as, a sunburnt soil. – Blackmore.
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