Sunbonnet (Noun)
Meaning
A large bonnet that shades the face; worn by girls and women.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- She tied the strings of her sunbonnet secure so it wouldn't blow off in the wind while she picked strawberries in the garden.
- The old-fashioned sunbonnet protected Emily's complexion from the harsh sun as she worked in the fields.
- At the costume party, Sarah wore a long, flowing dress and a traditional sunbonnet to complete her colonial woman look.
- In the painting, the young girl wore a bright yellow sunbonnet and carried a wicker basket filled with fresh flowers.
- Emma's sunbonnet was a relic from her great-grandmother, who had worn it for protection from the summer sun on the family farm.