sunbonnet

[ suhn-bon-it ]

/ ˈsʌnˌbɒn ɪt /

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

Origin of sunbonnet

First recorded in 1815–25; sun + bonnet

sun·bon·net·ed, adjective

Her garments were rough and patched, but her face, protected by the sunbonnet, was untouched by tan.

Dominie Dean |Ellis Parker Butler
Abby grabbed up her sunbonnet and ran skipping out of the kitchen.

McAllister and His Double |Arthur Train
She was still wearing her summer sunbonnet, although the days were getting frosty.

The Little Colonel |Annie Fellows Johnston
Antonio had brought the cherries home as a special treat for the Sunbonnet Babies and his own little girls.

The Sunbonnet Babies in Italy |Eulalie Osgood Grover

Then the boys chose some of the very prettiest lace Gretel had made, and bought it for the Sunbonnet Babies.

The Overall Boys in Switzerland |Eulalie Osgood Grover

sunbonnet

/ (ˈsʌnˌbɒnɪt) /

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

sunbonneted, adjective