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suntan
[ suhn-tan ]
noun
- a browning or a brown color of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or a sunlamp; tan.
- Also called mayfair tan, merida. a light to medium yellow-brown.
- Also called pastel orange. a medium orange color.
verb (used with or without object)
suntan
/ ˈsʌnˌtæn /
noun
- a brownish colouring of the skin caused by the formation of the pigment melanin within the skin on exposure to the ultraviolet rays of the sun or a sunlamp Often shortened totan
- ( as modifier )
suntan oil
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Derived Forms
- ˈsunˌtanned, adjective
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Example Sentences
Some of the pigs were dressed in military uniforms, their hair trimmed to human length, their skin smeared with suntan lotion, to simulate a ship’s crew.
“Macfarlane is like John Wesley Powell without the suntan, taking us on a psychological spelunking odyssey,” Zoellner adds.
I did recognize Mr. Kennedy and his suntan I had been hearing about.
She covered his face up with strong suntan lotion, Then they walked down to the edge of the ocean.
We all went out together in a group of boys and girls in order to get—to swim a little and to get a suntan.
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