sun topn.adj.
/ˈsʌn tɒp/, U.S. /ˈsən ˌtɑp/ A. n.
1. On a vehicle, vessel, etc.: an overhead canopy or cover designed to provide protection from the sun.
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1904 N.Y. Times 27 July 7/5 A frame supporting a straight sun top, covering the entire [baby] carriage and with a vallance of several inches depth around the sides.
1906 Carriage Monthly Oct. 63/1 What is called a sun-top is sometimes used on trucks and express wagons instead of a storm top, to which it is somewhat similar.
1986 Boating Oct. 73/3 A sun top for this roost is a dealer-installed option.
2006 Golf Course Managem. Jan. 170/2 The vehicles were fitted with two 24-volt, 150-watt solar panels that operated as a sun top.
2. A lightweight top worn in hot sunny weather, typically having thin shoulder straps instead of sleeves and often a low-cut neck and back.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > other
kirtlec893
viteroke?c1225
bleauntc1314
surcoata1330
paltock1353
courtepy1362
tunicle1377
gipona1387
juponc1400
petticoatc1425
wardecorpsc1440
placard1483
galbart1488
corsletc1500
truss1563
gippo1617
juste-au-corps1656
fore-belly1663
vest1666
justicoat1669
coat1670
amiculum1722
arba kanfot1738
slip1762
hap-warm1773
aba1792
Moldave1800
abaya1810
saya1811
tzitzit1816
cote-hardie1834
tobe1835
yelek1836
panties1845
cyclas1846
exomis1850
himation1850
jumper1853
blouse1861
peplum1866
exomion1875
confection1885
lammy1886
surquayne1887
bluey1888
fatigue-blouse1890
sling-jacket1900
top1902
sun top1934
sillapak1942
tank top1949
ao dai1961
tank1985
1934 Country Life 25 Aug. p. xxxviii This ensemble, which would be very useful on the boat going out, consists of shorts, a sun-top,..and a cape which hangs in beautifully soft folds.
1972 W. Ellis Knife Edge vi. 114 Emma..innocently seductive in her shorts and sun-top.
1982 A. Fraser Cool Repentance (1986) ii. 17 Blanche was dressed in tight white cotton trousers and a sun-top.
2013 Daily Tel. (Austral.) (Nexis) 10 July (Features section) 20 Looking trim in denim shorts and a pink sun top.
B. adj. (attributive).
Of a dress: having a lightweight, typically sleeveless upper section, often with a low-cut neck and back. Cf. sundress n. at sun n.1 Compounds 5a, sunback adj. and n. (a) at sun n.1 Compounds 5a.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [adjective] > dress, robe, or gown
rumped1601
princess1866
princess cut1875
useful1879
bedgowny1885
vestless1888
sack-back1913
Winterhalter1913
sun top1937
culotte1966
1937 Night & Day 29 July 22/2 Deeply to be deplored are such things as..sun-top dresses.
1952 N.Y. Times 9 July 28/6 (advt.) Dark cotton sun-top dress and jacket.
1971 P. Neville Voy. of Life iv. 70 Susan's mother had a sun-top dress which showed her ample bosom.
2005 Textile Asia Sept. 106/2 Sun top dresses, cut with angular armholes and necklines, shortie playsuits and tent-shaped tunics,..added to the visual impact of this arresting collection.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.adj.1904