sunbonnet

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Recent Examples of sunbonnet There were crinoline explosions and Panama teardrops, tiny little fascinators and huge brimmed sunbonnets. Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 30 May 2017
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Noun
  • The brine of bottarga and spice of Scotch bonnet cut through the richness to balance out this dip that is a real treat to kick off your meal.
    The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
  • She's also known for corsets and having her friend Anna Delvey (aka Anna Sorokin) who walked the runway in a bonnet, while donning her ankle monitor.
    Nadja Sayej, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Paterson seemed to have the diva crown clinched until Curtis Sliwa, the founder of the Guardian Angels and another mayoral hopeful, showed up in his red beret.
    Henry Alford, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Skip clichéd berets and 1950s-style pleated skirts, and instead, go for something sleek and sexy like this silk maxi skirt at Quince.
    Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Wearing her signature bespoke silk turban, Milan design doyenne Nina Yashar articulated how a performance illustrating her gallery‘s 10-year lifespan will come to life.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The post-Shah state was a mishmash of neckties and turbans, with Bazargan as Prime Minister and Khomeini hovering somewhere above.
    Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The gray hood paired with the plaid give you the look of layering without the bulkiness, and the plaid comes in a few different colors.
    Anna Halkidis, Parents, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The two-seat Concept C features a retractable hardtop, ground-hugging bodywork, a long hood and short rear deck.
    Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer referred to an earlier video, also featuring Jeffries in a sombrero, as childish and evidence that the White House and the GOP were unserious about the shutdown.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The fake video, widely condemned as racist, depicted Jeffries with a Mexican sombrero and fake mustache.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The natural, summery materials were also plied into perforated bucket hats and cloche designs.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Turndown service includes a creative bite made by the resort’s pastry chef and displayed under a glass cloche.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Most Common Breed of Egg-Laying Chicken is the White Leghorn The breed was first imported to America in 1828 from the Italian port city of Livorno; leghorn is an anglicization of the city's name.
    Fox News, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2015
Noun
  • Mitchell was the most quietly elegant of men, dressed in a costume—a homburg, a knitted vest, a tweed jacket—that seemed unchanged since the thirties, and speaking in a soft but confident North Carolina accent.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Optimo stocks a variety of styles, including homburgs, porkpies, straw Panamas, and fedoras, the last of which is seen here.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2024

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“Sunbonnet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunbonnet. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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