Synonyms for bonnet


Grammar : Noun
Spell : bon-it
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɒn ɪt


Définition of bonnet

Origin :
  • late 14c., Scottish bonat "brimless hat for men," from Old French bonet, short for chapel de bonet, from bonet (12c., Modern French bonnet) "kind of cloth used as a headdress," from Medieval Latin bonitum "material for hats," perhaps a shortening of Late Latin abonnis "a kind of cap" (7c.), which is perhaps from a Germanic source.
  • noun hat
Example sentences :
  • Mrs. Roberts recognized the bonnet and cape with a smile of satisfaction.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • Remember, Dirk had never but twice seen his sister in a bonnet.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • An' she 'lowed she didn't want no bonnet, but would like to change her pinny.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • Her shawl was dragged to one side, and her bonnet sat rakishly.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • Only to my own room, to put on my bonnet; the carriage will be here in a few minutes.
  • Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • Bonnet, false front, and spectacles were tossed in a tumultuous pile.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • But she was untying her bonnet, and she did not offer to shake hands.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • She went forward, tying on her bonnet, and her cheeks were pink.
  • Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
  • She then got on her bonnet and went out, having been anxious to get out much sooner.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • Here, she threw her bonnet from her altogether, and flounced into a chair.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

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