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单词 sunbreak
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sunbreakn.

Brit. /ˈsʌnbreɪk/, U.S. /ˈsənˌbreɪk/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sun n.1, break n.1
Etymology: < sun n.1 + break n.1 In sense 1 perhaps after daybreak n. In sense 3 after French brise soleil protection from the sun (1865 or earlier of a row of trees, a1938 or earlier of architectural elements; see brise-soleil n.).
1. Sunrise. Cf. daybreak n.In quot. 1970 figurative.
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the world > time > day and night > day or daytime > dawn > [noun]
aristc825
dawingc900
dayeOE
day-rimOE
day-redOE
mornOE
lightOE
lightingOE
dawning1297
day-rowa1300
grekinga1300
uprista1300
dayninga1325
uprisingc1330
sun arisingc1350
springc1380
springingc1380
day-springa1382
morrowingc1384
dayingc1400
daylighta1425
upspring1471
aurora1483
sky1515
orienta1522
breaking of the day1523
daybreak1530
day-peep1530
morrow dayc1530
peep of the morning1530
prick of the day?1533
morning1535
day-breaking1565
creek1567
sunup1572
breach of the day1579
break of day or morn1584
peep of day1587
uprise1594
dawna1616
day-dawn1616
peep of dawn1751
strike of day1790
skreigh1802
sunbreak1822
day-daw1823
screech1829
dayclean1835
sun dawn1835
first light1838
morning-red1843
piccaninny sun1846
piccaninny daylightc1860
gloaming1873
glooming1877
sparrow-fart1886
crack1887
sun-spring1900
piccaninny dawn1936
the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [noun] > sunlight or sunshine > light of dawn
sunrisingc1275
sun arisingc1350
sunrise1440
twilightc1440
sunbreak1822
gloaming1873
1822 London Lit. Gaz. 16 Feb. 96/1 At sun break next morning the latter meets her father and makes a confession of her faith.
1881 J. H. Shorthouse John Inglesant (trade ed.) Pref. 9 The sunbreak upon the stainless peaks.
1970 N. Amer. Rev. Summer 9/1 Sunbreak. Dawn. Sudden illumination, late at night. I do begin to see.
2006 C. Beech et al. Chile & Easter Island (Lonely Planet) (ed. 7) It's toe-numbingly cold at sunbreak.
2. A burst or short spell of sunshine; the light afforded by this.
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the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [noun] > sunlight or sunshine > burst or spell of
sunshine1590
sun blast1622
summer-blenk1637
summer blink1641
sunburst?1815
sunbreak1826
sun flash1834
1826 N. T. Carrington Dartmoor 75 O Plym, beloved, to thee I owe the few bright sun-breaks, that have cheer'd My toilsome pilgrimage.
1896 Afro-American (Baltimore) 15 Feb. 1/4 Just sufficient sun-break through the gloom to permit the ground hog to see his shadow.
2012 K. Grind Lost Bank 3 Occasionally, bits of sunlight poked through the clouds... In Seattle, local weathermen called this phenomenon a ‘sunbreak’.
3. Something, as a screen, a row of trees, etc., that provides protection from the sun; (in later use) spec. = brise-soleil n. Cf. wind-break n. 1.
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the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > intercepting or cutting off of light > [noun] > that which > specific
sunshade1741
sunbreak1891
occulter1902
shutter1910
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > window or door > parts of windows > [noun] > fittings or ornaments of windows > shutter
fall window1422
lock1440
window?c1500
lid1535
winnock-bred1546
window lid1591
counter-window1600
shut1611
shuttle1614
window-broad1628
window-shut1649
window shutter1665
window board1683
shutter1720
fallboard1742
jalousie1766
storm shutter1834
rain door1867
amado1873
sunbreak1891
brise-soleil1944
1891 Trans. Iowa State Hort. Soc. 1890 25 191 A sunbreak of an acre or more was planted in the central part of my farm.
1947 Archit. Rev. 102 148/1 Covering one-third of it is a key pattern of loggia-like sun-breaks, the scale of which is exactly double that of the rest of the elevation.
1969 J. Elliot Duel iii. iv. 275 The other creatures on the beach..sat under sun-breaks, walked in and out of the water, tinkered with boats.
2010 N.Y. Mag. 19 Apr. 72/1 Tidy houses.., white PVC sunbreaks decorating every roof.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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