Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An exposure of the body to the sun.

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  • noun A period spent tanning in the sun

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Examples

  • He went to Florence for June, then quitted Italy altogether, settling for three months at Berchtesgaden, the romantic little "sunbath" in the

    Henrik Ibsen 2008

  • He went to Florence for June, then quitted Italy altogether, settling for three months at Berchtesgaden, the romantic little "sunbath" in the

    Henrik Ibsen 2008

  • He went to Florence for June, then quitted Italy altogether, settling for three months at Berchtesgaden, the romantic little "sunbath" in the

    Henrik Ibsen Edmund Gosse 1888

  • I recommend not showering or bathing before taking a therapeutic sunbath.

    Forever Young M.D. Nicholas Perricone 2010

  • Closing her eyes, Carissa leaned back and sank into her morning sunbath.

    Under a Maui Moon Robin Jones Gunn 2010

  • Closing her eyes, Carissa leaned back and sank into her morning sunbath.

    Under a Maui Moon Robin Jones Gunn 2010

  • Closing her eyes, Carissa leaned back and sank into her morning sunbath.

    Under a Maui Moon Robin Jones Gunn 2010

  • Closing her eyes, Carissa leaned back and sank into her morning sunbath.

    Under a Maui Moon Robin Jones Gunn 2010

  • For the life of me I couldn't see why in the world THAT lady would have wanted to topless sunbath in the first place.

    Suddenly, the Swiss are inundated with nudist hikers, many from Germany. Ann Althouse 2009

  • I also was going to ask about showering before taking a sunbath because I recalled reading in an Adelle Davis book that doing so would prevent D absorption.

    Vitamin D-bate D-bunked | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009

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