Sunbonneted
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Wearing a sunbonnet. not-comparable
"While he is at the front end selling calico to some wearisome old lady, sunbonneted and chaffering, a mischievous boy is very apt to be pocketing lumps of sugar for profit, or starting the faucet of a molasses barrel for fun at the other."
Example
More examples"While he is at the front end selling calico to some wearisome old lady, sunbonneted and chaffering, a mischievous boy is very apt to be pocketing lumps of sugar for profit, or starting the faucet of a molasses barrel for fun at the other."
Etymology
From sunbonnet + -ed.
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