n. [ AS. sunnebeam. ] A beam or ray of the sun. “Evening sunbeams.” Keble. [ 1913 Webster ]
Thither came Uriel, gliding through the even
On a sunbeam. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.)
n. A glimpse or flash of the sun. [ Scot. ] Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A rainbow; an iris. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Sunburnt and swarthy though she be. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The burning or discoloration produced on the skin by the heat of the sun; tan. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Sunburn; tan. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A burst of sunlight. [ 1913 Webster ]