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sunhat

British  
/ ˈsʌnˌhæt /

noun

  1. a hat that shades the face and neck from the sun

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King co-signed her saggy sunhat with a description provided to EW that could be interpreted as shade: “It's perfect, as if some beautiful, fashionable Hindenburg suddenly dropped on her head.”

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2025

"Thirty years of democracy means nothing to me, there's nothing to celebrate," said Tasneema Sylvester, who was sitting outside her shack wearing a sunhat, black jeans and a worn-out red T-shirt.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2024

It’s early October and the German actor, looking elegant in a long, dark blue dress and matching sunhat, is sitting poolside on a Beverly Hills hotel rooftop.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2022

For their day out-and-about, Lopez donned a simple white shirt and matching shorts with sandals, sunglasses, gold jewelry and a large floppy sunhat.

From Fox News • Jul. 27, 2021

Enoch sat watching us from the bow, ready to take his turn, while Emma in a sunhat studied the receding island.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs