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sunburst

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sun·burst  (snbûrst)
n.
1. A sudden burst of sunlight, as through broken clouds.
2.
a. A pattern or design consisting of a central disk with radiating spires projecting in the manner of sunbeams.
b. A jeweled brooch with such a design.
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Noun1.sunburst - a sudden emergence of the sun from behind clouds
sunlight, sunshine, sun - the rays of the sun; "the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind"
2.sunburst - a design consisting of a central disk resembling the sun and rays emanating from it
pattern, design, figure - a decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors"
3.sunburstsunburst - a jeweled brooch with a pattern resembling the sun
breastpin, broach, brooch - a decorative pin worn by women


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In New York, for instance, the price had to be raised to $240, which lifted the telephone as high above the mass of the citizens as though it were a piano or a diamond sunburst.
The History of the Telephone by Casson, Herbert N. View in context
Everything is gray except the green grass, which seems like emerald amongst it, gray earthy rock, gray clouds, tinged with the sunburst at the far edge, hang over the gray sea, into which the sandpoints stretch like gray figures.
Dracula by Stoker, Bram View in context
and in her unresting activities, and her fearless ways, and her sunbursts and cloudbursts, she is always bringing George back to me.
A Horse's Tale by Twain, Mark View in context
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