sun·bon·net

[suhn-bon-it]
noun
a bonnet with a large brim shading the face and sometimes a piece projecting over the neck, worn by women and children.

Origin:
1815–25; sun + bonnet

sun·bon·net·ed, adjective
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sunbonnet (ˈsʌnˌbɒnɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
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
 
adj

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Sunbonnet is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
Example sentences
Instead of searching for blackberry bushes from the shadow of her sunbonnet.
Occasionally a faded print wrapper is seen flapping about a scant form, and a bedraggled sunbonnet lops above.
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