noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
weather-beaten; exposed to the elements
Describes something left outdoors and worn by sun, rain, and wind. Often used attributively with の.
野ざらしの看板が風に揺れていた。
The weather-beaten signboard was swaying in the wind.
noun
bleached skull; skull left in the open
Literary or formal term for a skull that has been bleached by exposure to the elements. Often evokes a desolate, poetic image.
戦場跡には野ざらしが転がっていた。
Bleached skulls lay scattered on the old battlefield.
A verbal phrase meaning 'to be exposed to wind and rain', more general than 野ざらし which specifically implies being left outdoors and weathered.
Compound of 野 (の, 'field') and 晒し (さらし, 'exposing to the elements', from verb 晒す). Literally 'field-exposed', referring to things left out in the open and weathered.