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sunbonnet

[ suhn-bon-it ]

noun

  1. a bonnet with a large brim shading the face and sometimes a piece projecting over the neck, worn by women and children.


sunbonnet

/ ˈsʌnˌbɒnɪt /

noun

  1. a hat that shades the face and neck from the sun, esp one made of cotton with a projecting brim now worn esp by babies
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈsunˌbonneted, adjective
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Other Words From

  • sunbonnet·ed adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sunbonnet1

First recorded in 1815–25; sun + bonnet
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Example Sentences

Then his glance wandered down past the checked sunbonnet and the long-sleeved gingham apron to the cause of her leisurely gait.

He pushed the sunbonnet back and patted her roguishly on the head.

So I pulled my sunbonnet over my face, and went to weeding the flowerbeds, to get cool.

A sunbonnet hid her lovely face, and an old black cape completed the outfit.

In her pink cotton frock, and blooming like a rose in the shade of her frilled pink sunbonnet, Sheba was fair to see.

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