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bonnet

[bon-it] / ˈbɒn ɪt /


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Her teachers instantly recognized the pinafore dress and bonnet, but her fellow students didn’t know who she was.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

A confluence of extreme weather, disease and pests is making core ingredient Scotch bonnet peppers particularly hard to source, manufacturers tell the BBC.

From BBC May 31, 2026

It added it would have a long bonnet to give it a "torpedo-shaped form", drawing inspiration from the company's experimental cars of the 1920s, known as EX models, and the Art Deco era.

From BBC Apr. 14, 2026

A standard feature is the halo, a clearly defined sphere that sits like a buttered bonnet on the head of the saint.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 13, 2026

Then she pulled on her questionable feathered bonnet and headed for the door.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

In Antigua, the shortage of Scotch bonnets has been felt by manufacturers including Homebrew Hot Sauce.

From BBC May 31, 2026

The white women in bonnets still make appearances, but so do performers like Stephen Seals, who portrays James Armistead Lafayette, an enslaved Virginian turned revolutionary spy.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 16, 2026

Meanwhile, one end of the observation car had been filled by several women in white bonnets, joined by men with straw hats, footlong beards and no mustaches.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 9, 2025

Watching Carrie write this novel, click-clacking away at her keyboard, pondering bonnets and buggies, is equivalent to watching a loved one descend into madness.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2025

One day she even dressed him in one of Mulies bonnets!

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson




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