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sunbonnet

sunbonnet

1 7.2
A hat with a wide brim that shades a woman's or girl's face from the sun
  • noun
  • /ˈsʌnˌbɒnɪt/
  • Archaic
translation icon : 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

  • 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

bonnet
vssunbonnet
19 4.1

A hat for women or children tied under the chin that covers the ears and back of the head

is larger and shaped mainly to shade the face from sunlight
sun hat
vssunbonnet
1 1.0

A hat with a wide brim that protects your face from the sun

is a large brimmed headcover worn by women to shade the face
sunhat
vssunbonnet
1 1.0

A hat with a wide brim that protects your face and neck from the sun

focuses on shading the face rather than the neck
broadbrim hat
vssunbonnet
3.8

A hat with a wide brim that protects your face and neck from the sun

is specifically a female headcover designed primarily to shade the face
sun helmet
vssunbonnet
3.5

A lightweight hat with a wide brim that protects the head and neck from the sun

is a soft feminine headcover for shading the face rather than head and neck

How Shady

sunhat
1 1.0
sunbonnet
  • Archaic
1 7.2
cap
175 1.0

Surface Forms

sunbonnet singular
sunbonnets plural

Morphology

sunbonnet = sun + bonnet (transparent) = sun + bonnet

Meaning is directly composed from 'sun' + 'bonnet': a bonnet used to shade from the sun, which is obvious to learners.

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.