1848 Mar. 275 Long ere noon the sun-blistered rock of St. Helena was shut out from our view, by the rising waters in which it seemed to submerge.
1899 R. Kipling iii. 67 They reached the sun-blistered pavilion..just before roll-call.
2008 21 Jan. 69/2 Sun-blistered paint that used to be metallic gold.