Definition of Sun helmet

1. Noun. A lightweight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun.

Exact synonyms: Pith Hat, Pith Helmet, Topee, Topi
Generic synonyms: Sun Hat, Sunhat

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sun Helmet

sun-up
sun-worship
sun bathing
sun bear
sun bears
sun bittern
sun bitterns
sun blocker
sun cream
sun dance
sun deck
sun dog
sun dogs
sun gear
sun hat
sun helmet (current term)
sun lamp
sun letter
sun letters
sun lounge
sun lounges
sun marigold
sun oneself
sun outage
sun parlor
sun parlour
sun pitcher
sun plant
sun porch
sun protection factor

Literary usage of Sun helmet

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Notes on the Development of a Child by Milicent Washburn Shinn (1893)
"... she saw her uncle's sun helmet on the lounge, and climbed over from my lap to the lounge to get it, pulled it down with trouble, let herself carefully ..."

2. Present-day Egypt by Frederic Courtland Penfield (1899)
"It was the countrymen of the gentleman of the sun-helmet, however, that made the barrage safe and effective. Its failure could not properly be laid at the ..."

3. Home Life on an Ostrich Farm: With Ten Illustrations by Annie Martin (1890)
"... whose white sun-helmet became a most imposing headgear, as Bobby surmounted it, spreading his great black wings ; reminding us of the raven-crest of ..."

4. Home Life on an Ostrich Farm by Annie Martin (1891)
"long rides with T , whose white sun-helmet became a most imposing headgear, as Bobby surmounted it, spreading his great black wings ; reminding us of the ..."

5. The Human Cobweb: A Romance of Peking by Bertram Lenox Putnam Weale (1910)
"He took off his sun- helmet, wiped the perspiration from his forehead, ... To one he threw his sun-helmet; to the other he called for a whisky and soda. ..."

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