windburn
IPA: wˈaɪndbɝn
noun
- (medicine) An irritation of the skin caused by exposure to the wind.
- Damage to a plant caused by cold and windy conditions that dry out the leaves.
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Examples of "windburn" in Sentences
- Tanning may assist in prevention of windburn.
- This is part of the confusion between sunburn and windburn.
- Aloe vera based moisturizer may sooth the symptoms of windburn.
- Teas used as a wash to treat chapping and windburn, and as an eyewash.
- Perhaps 'windburn' has entered the language in a pure colloquial sense.
- Outside its natural range, sequoia's foliage suffers from damaging windburn.
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