sunburst
IPA: sˈʌnbɝst
noun
- (countable) A figure or shape showing rays radiating from a central point.
- (countable) A strong outburst of sunlight.
- (uncountable) A style of finish for musical instruments such as guitars, having an area of lighter color (often showing the wood grain underneath) that darkens gradually towards a dark outer rim.
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Examples of "sunburst" in Sentences
- And the second is the funky new 'sunburst' design:
- See five great options and a brief history of the 'sunburst' style over the centuries.
- With funky 'sunburst', go-faster type stripes and swirls that look more swirly and full of win.
- One type are called sunburst beads, but are also known as paddlewheel beads, snowflake beads, or starburst beads.
- The effect is that of a single large ornament; a round breastpin, or what is now called a sunburst, of jewels, with three large pendants beneath.
- The shops, each retaining many original 1920s art-deco features such as tiling, 'sunburst' lights and engraved glass features are time capsules of suburban shopping from nearly a century ago.
- The Fender guitar is a classic in American rock bands, and Malmberg's guitar is emblematic of the type, with a yellow body that fades to deep orange and then black, what's known as a "sunburst" pattern.
- In the mid-1990s, not long after Mrs. Onassis passed on, Caroline and her brother, the late John, Jr., put many Kennedy family favorites up for auction, including their mother's ubiquitous three stranded-pearl necklace and their father's golf clubs, but for reasons only known to mother and daughter, the "sunburst" piece survived the cut.
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