Definition of Sun-dried

1. Adjective. Dried naturally by the sun. "Sun-dried apricots"

Exact synonyms: Sundried
Similar to: Preserved

Definition of Sun-dried

1. Adjective. Having been dried by the sun. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sun-dried

sumpweeds
sumpy
sums
sums of their parts
sums up
sumset
sumsets
sumti
sumti tcita
sumy
sun
sun-bittern
sun-burner
sun-burners
sun-drenched
sun-dried (current term)
sun-god
sun-kissed
sun-ray
sun-ray lamp
sun-up
sun-worship
sun bathing
sun bear
sun bears
sun bittern
sun bitterns
sun blocker
sun cream
sun dance

Literary usage of Sun-dried

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1914)
"Thus, at least three-fourths of the fruit dried in America is' sun-dried in California. Adding the valuations given, results in a grand total of ..."

2. Biennial Report by California Dept. of Agriculture, California State Commission of Horticulture (1892)
"The worth of sun-dried fruit depends upon the conditions of the climate in which it ... It is this dryness of climate which gives the sun-dried fruit of the ..."

3. Dictionary of the Bible: Comprising Its Antiquities, Biography, Geography by William Robertson Smith (1896)
"The partition walls vary from six to fifteen feet in thickness, and are solidly built of sun-dried bricks, against which arc placed the panelling or ..."

4. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1890)
"... kind of sage-brush, and the pole wattles constituting its sides are chinked with mud. Late in mission history the houses were built of sun-dried bricks ..."

5. A Dictionary of the Bible, Comprising Its Antiquities, Biography, Geography edited by William Smith (1898)
"The partition walls vary from six to fifteen feet in thickness, and are solidly built of sun-dried bricks, against which are placed the panelling or ..."

6. Troy and Its Remains: A Narrative of Researches and Discoveries Made on the by Heinrich Schliemann (1875)
"... but many Trojan houses brought to light since — The stones of Troy not used in building other cities — The Trojan houses'of sun-dried bricks, ..."

7. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities by William Smith (1891)
"Babylonian brickwork is partly of sun-dried bricks with a thin layer of reeds ... Egyptian bricks were generally sun-dried, and many of the burnt bricks ..."

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