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bonnet

noun as in hat

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The lady smiled primly and scratched under the edge of her bonnet.

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At the milliner’s shop, she chose a bonnet to match the dress, and at the shoemaker’s, a pair of sturdy oxfords that would do nicely for the fall weather.

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The men wore their stovepipe hats, and the ladies showed up with their finest bonnets.

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"I'm usually wearing my bonnet, no makeup and I just pick up the phone and start yapping," she says.

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"But the more I got under the bonnet, the more I realised, actually, what we're doing is counterproductive."

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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