Suntan


noun
1.
a browning or a brown color of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or a sunlamp; tan.
2.
Also called mayfair tan, merida. a light to medium yellow-brown.
3.
Also called pastel orange. a medium orange color.
verb (used with or without object), suntanned, suntanning.
4.
tan1 (defs 2, 4).
noun
1.

a brownish colouring of the skin caused by the formation of the pigment melanin within the skin on exposure to the ultraviolet rays of the sun or a sunlamp Often shortened to tan
(as modifier): suntan oil

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