单词 | suntanning |
释义 | suntanningn. Tanning or browning of the skin caused by exposure to the sun or a sunlamp; a suntan. Also: the action or practice of exposing oneself to the sun or a sunlamp, in order to acquire a suntan. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > subjection or exposure to heat or fire > [noun] > to heat of sun > sun-bathing > in order to acquire a tan sunbathing1814 suntanning1864 1864 Miracles Heavenly Love in Daily Life iv. 67 The sun-tanning and the beard make a change. 1890 Girl's Own Paper 4 Oct. 11/3 Ramblers have suffered considerably from sun-browning. I should say..sun-burning, in contradistinction to sun-tanning. 1928 Salt Lake Tribune 5 Feb. v. 1/4 The vogue for scientific suntanning began in earnest. 1959 Chambers's Encycl. III. 762/2 Genetically or environmentally induced melanization (sun-tanning) of the skin. 2012 Sunday Mirror (Eire ed.) (Nexis) 13 May 20 They cram intensive suntanning into a week or a fortnight's holiday without proper skincare precautions. Compounds General attributive, with the sense ‘of or relating to suntanning; suitable for or characterized by suntanning’. ΚΠ ?1860 Guide Watering Places Brit. Islands 98 If the day is a true Malvern sun-tanning day, there are sure to be plenty of wide-awakes of all shapes and tints. 1915 Vogue 15 Apr. 31/2 (caption) Miss Edith Adams, in harem veil and sweater..gives no encouragement to the sun-tanning process. 1941 A. Christie Evil under Sun i. 17 He doesn't like the sun-tanning crowd. Says they're like joints of butcher's meat. 1967 Times 26 May 9/3 He decided..to make a study of the sunburn and suntanning problem his life's work. 1996 G. de Vos Tales, Rumors, & Gossip vi. 105 It warns people of the dangers of the technology behind the artificial suntanning craze. 2004 Stardust (Internat. ed.) June 16/1 Anil would get into his spandex cycle shorts and hit the suntanning beaches. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). suntanningadj. That causes suntanning; that suntans or is suntanning. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > subjection or exposure to heat or fire > [adjective] > in the sun > to sun in order to acquire tan sunbaking1910 suntanning1981 1946 Evening Independent (Massillon, Ohio) 3 Jan. 9/3 (advt.) For the first time either sun-tanning ultraviolet rays or penetrating infra-red heat rays are available in one convenient handsome unit. 1981 United Press Internat. (Nexis) 29 July Local newspapers published..front page photographs of the suntanning Spanish monarchs. 2007 C. Cuttle Light for Art's Sake v. 137 The UV-B range..is responsible for the erythemal or suntanning effect on exposed skin. 2014 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 20 Aug. a2 Issues with drones..hovering over suntanning women at a beach in California. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1860adj.1946 |
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