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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

/ ˈʌˌɒɪ /

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

  • ˈܲˌDzԲԱٱ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲbDzn· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sunbonnet1

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

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Once this infant phenom was discovered, she was put in a gingham dress and sunbonnet to sing on a circuit of local weddings and Methodist church socials.

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Her dress was a beautiful pink and she was swinging a pink sunbonnet by one string.

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She moved slowly and solemnly toward the podium, placed an old sunbonnet at her feet, and turned toward Gage for permission to speak.

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Her husband was furious when he saw her draping the veil over her sunbonnet.

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For once I was glad of the privacy of the deep sunbonnet that Mother made me wear to prevent freckling.

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