单词 | sun-proof |
释义 | sun-proofadj. That offers protection from the sun; through which sunlight cannot pass. Also: unaffected by the sun or sunlight. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > intercepting or cutting off of light > [adjective] > cut off at regular intervals > impervious to light of sun sun-proofa1596 a1596 G. Peele Loue King Dauid & Fair Bethsabe (1599) sig. Bv Come gentle Zephire..This shade (sun proofe) is yet no proofe for thee. 1606 J. Marston Wonder of Women iv. i. sig. F Thick armes Of darksom Ewe [= yew] (Sun proofe). 1665 J. Crowne Pandion & Amphigenia ii. 276 This was but a prelude to a consort of Instruments excellently plaid on by delicate Ladies, sitting under a Sun-proof Arbor. 1711 Spectator No. 250. ⁋2 The Sun-Proof Eye..without blinking at the Lustre of Beauty, can distribute an Eye of proper Complaisance to a Room crowded with Company. 1788 J. Hurdis Village Curate 27 The broad oak Gives to the fly-stung ox a shade at noon Sun proof. 1821 L.-M. Hawkins Heraline III. viii. 159 He was sun-proof, from acquaintance with various climates. 1875 Sporting Gaz. 25 May 373 (advt.) Waterproof and sunproof hats now ready in the following shapes. 1940 Moberly (Missouri) Monitor-Index 13 Mar. 3/4 Hand blocked patterns in sun proof, launder proof colors. 2008 Daily Tel. 31 July 20/7 He..is a surfer, but never goes out without factor 50 sunblock and some kind of sun-proof suit. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1596 |
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