suntans
[ suhn-tanz ]
/ ˈsʌnˌtænz /
noun (used with a plural verb)
a tan military uniform for summer wear.
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Definition for suntans (2 of 2)
suntan
[ suhn-tan ]
/ ˈsʌnˌtæn /
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), sun·tanned, sun·tan·ning.
Example sentences from the Web for suntans
The film opens with her bratty brother spying on her with binoculars as she suntans on a beach.
‘Jeune et Jolie’ (‘Young and Beautiful’) Opens at Cannes With Model Marine Vacth |Richard Porton |May 16, 2013 |DAILY BEASTHe was a tall, spare man in suntans, with a sunburned face and cold eyes.
The Leech |Phillips BarbeeGeneral O'Donnell, still in suntans, was seated at a small desk.
The Leech |Phillips Barbee
British Dictionary definitions for suntans
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 sunlampOften shortened to: tan
- (as modifier)suntan oil