noun
- plural of sunbonnet; wide-brimmed hats with fabric that extends to cover the neck, worn especially by women and children for protection from the sun
Usage: historical; traditional clothing
Examples
- The pioneer women wore sunbonnets while working in the fields.
- She collected vintage sunbonnets from the 1800s.
- The children’s sunbonnets protected their faces during the long wagon journey.
- Prairie sunbonnets were essential for frontier life.
- The museum displayed several handmade sunbonnets from the colonial period.
- Her grandmother’s sunbonnets were stored carefully in the attic.