Defn: To expose to the sun's rays; to warm or dry in the sun; as, to sun cloth; to sun grain. Then to sun thyself in open air. Dryden.
SUNBEAM
Sun"beam`, n. Etym: [AS. sunnebeam.]
Defn: A beam or ray of the sun. "Evening sunbeams." Keble.
Thither came Uriel, gliding through the even On a sunbeam. Milton.
SUNBIRD Sun"bird`, n. (Zoöl.) (a) Any one of numerous species of small brilliantly colored birds of the family Nectariniidæ, native of Africa, Southern Asia, the East Indies, and Australia. In external appearance and habits they somewhat resemble humming birds, but they are true singing birds (Oscines). (b) The sun bittern.
SUNBLINK
Sun"blink`, n.
Defn: A glimpse or flash of the sun. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
SUNBONNET
Sun"bon"net, n.
Defn: A bonnet, generally made of some thin or light fabric, projecting beyond the face, and commonly having a cape, — worn by women as a protection against the sun.
SUNBOW
Sun"bow`, n.
Defn: A rainbow; an iris. Byron.