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windburn
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wind·burn (wndbûrn)
n.
A reddened irritation of the skin caused by exposure to the wind.

windburn
[wind′burn]
Etymology: AS, wind, air, baernan
a skin disorder caused by exposure to winds.


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He has a soft blond moustache and windburned cheeks and where his eyes should be, black empty sockets.
After sledding through the finish line, loyal canines will lap at my windburned face as spectators shower me with champagne.
Unnamed investigators found during an undated inspection that labeling for Conklin's OTC Fortress Protective Skin Cream made claims the cream "helps prevent and temporarily protects chafed, chapped, cracked, or windburned skin.
 
 
 
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