sunbonnet
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- noun
- /ˈsʌnˌbɒnɪt/
- Archaic
:
sombrero de ala ancha
- Her sunbonnet has slipped to a crazy angle, and her bright blue eyes take it all in, big as saucers.
Examples
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She tied Duck's sunbonnet in a proper bow under her chin.
Fiction book (1998) -
I made the sunbonnet years ago so I could be Laura Ingalls.
Blog text (17) -
I brought along a sunbonnet, too, but it is ugly.
Fiction book (1997) -
And you want a pink sunbonnet?
Blog text (25) -
The Finston twins were just four years old then, playing with sunbonnets on; my sister was two, and I was five.
Fiction book (2001) -
The dreary sunbonnet that I vowed never to wear is my constant companion, keeping sun, hot wind, and dust off my face.
Fiction book (1997) -
She wore a sunbonnet, a faded blue dress that reached to her ankles, and an apron.
Fiction book (1992) -
Their sunbonnets heaved left and right on their heads like ships' sails on a stormy sea.
Fiction book (1998) -
We followed him to the gallery, where a plump, white-haired old lady in a clean gingham sunbonnet and dress and a clean white apron sat in a low rocking chair, shelling field peas into a wooden bowl.
Fiction book (1993) -
The woman wore a sunbonnet to protect her face from the harsh sunlight.
Synonyms
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4.1
A hat for women or children tied under the chin that covers the ears and back of the head
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1.0
A hat with a wide brim that protects your face from the sun
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1.0
A hat with a wide brim that protects your face and neck from the sun
A hat with a wide brim that protects your face and neck from the sun
A lightweight hat with a wide brim that protects the head and neck from the sun
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sunbonnet is made of the two simple words sun ('the bright star in the sky') and bonnet ('a small hat'), so it creates a clear image. A sunbonnet is a type of hat with a wide brim worn to shade the face from the sun.