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sun⋅burst

[suhn-burst]
–noun
1. a burst of sunlight; a sudden shining of the sun through rifted clouds.
2. a firework, piece of jewelry, ornament, or the like, resembling the sun with rays issuing in all directions.
–adjective
3. Sewing. sewn or made to resemble a sunburst; having the rays or lines of design flared from a central point: sunburst pleats; sunburst tucks.

Origin:
1810–20; sun + burst
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sun·burst   (sŭn'bûrst')   
n.  
  1. A sudden burst of sunlight, as through broken clouds.

    1. A pattern or design consisting of a central disk with radiating spires projecting in the manner of sunbeams.

    2. A jeweled brooch with such a design.

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