Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A broad-brimmed hat worn to protect the head from the sun, and often having some means of ventilation.

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Examples

  • My hat blows off into the foaming wake—my loyal baseball cap, which along with my wide-brimmed sun-hat and my fleecy nightcap made up my headgear wardrobe.

    Rowing the ATLANTIC Roz Savage 2009

  • My hat blows off into the foaming wake—my loyal baseball cap, which along with my wide-brimmed sun-hat and my fleecy nightcap made up my headgear wardrobe.

    Rowing the ATLANTIC Roz Savage 2009

  • She throws back her head and laughs, then takes one hand off the wheel to stop her sun-hat from flying backwards and then reaches over and squeezes my thigh.

    Black Butterfly Mark Gatiss 2008

  • He was walking leisurely along the little green path at the bottom, beside the stream, a satchel slung upon his left hip, a stout walking-stick in his hand, and a brown-holland sun-hat upon his head.

    A Pair of Blue Eyes 2006

  • Nettie wore white and a sun-hat, and Verrall was a figure of gray.

    In the Days of the Comet Herbert George 2006

  • Rob has bought her a swimming sun-hat - with a flap at the back like a dustman's 'at.

    My Parenting License is Being Revoked ailbhe 2005

  • Also it struck me as incongruous to see telegraph wires above, and below, men whose only clothing consisted of a sun-hat and fan; while children with books and slates were returning from school, conning their lessons.

    Unbeaten Tracks in Japan Isabella Lucy 2004

  • On his head he had a sun-hat hung with puggaree and fly-veil: he also carried a sun-umbrella, green-lined; while a pair of dark goggles dimmed for him the intolerable whiteness of sky, road, iron roofs.

    Ultima Thule 2003

  • She leant upon a crutch, and she wore a large sun-hat which was painted with the most beautiful flowers.

    The Pink Fairy Book 2003

  • Expecting nothing worse than disaffection, he had come in a light riding tunic and straw sun-hat, armed only with his sword.

    Funeral Games Renault, Mary, 1905-1983 1981

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