Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Exposure of the naked body to the direct rays of the sun, especially as a therapeutic measure.
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Examples
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It were vebby warm an ai haz air on, but ai opund up de slidydor fur hur tu haf sun-bath aferwortz.
3 stages of bathdom - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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He wrote, 'My eyes and thoughts were heavenward indeed—until, glancing down, I saw Tina lying naked on the azotea taking a sun-bath.
Covered and Uncovered The Year in Pictures 2008
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He wrote, 'My eyes and thoughts were heavenward indeed—until, glancing down, I saw Tina lying naked on the azotea taking a sun-bath.
Archive 2008-10-01 The Year in Pictures 2008
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All day it had been scorching hot — that kind of hotness that tingles the small of the back and adds two shades of brown to the shoulders during the sun-bath following the noontide wallow in the sea.
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If he saw a fly settle to enjoy a sun-bath he would freeze; then, as slowly as a leaf growing, he would move forward, imperceptibly, edging nearer and nearer, pausing occasionally to fasten his life-line of silk to the surface of the leaves.
My Family and Other Animals Durrell, Gerald, 1925- 1956
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After the long winter under the damp and chilly soil, that first sun-bath must have been like a drink of wine to the reptile.
My Family and Other Animals Durrell, Gerald, 1925- 1956
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After rolling about in the water for a time she had crawled up on the rocks and was having a sun-bath all by herself.
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French physician has recommended the sun-bath as a desirable hygienic practice.
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His attention is engrossed by the little Fromont, daughter of Claire and Georges, who is taking a sun-bath, blooming like a flower amid her lace in her nurse's arms.
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To read a book like this is like taking a sun-bath.
Aunt Jane of Kentucky Eliza Calvert Hall
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