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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

On one trip, then 6-year-old Bridget won a Laura look-alike contest in a handmade pinafore and bonnet sewn by her grandmother.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

But raise the slightly bent bonnet to look underneath, and it's a different story.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

Critics said the car, with its ultra-long bonnet and chunky wheels, was a departure from the E-Type maker's roots.

From BBC ● May 30, 2026

I wasn’t sure if it was because of the tortured bird roosting atop my aunt’s bonnet, or my uncommon costume—or if it was because they’d never met lady detectives before.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

Her first observation: “The bonnets look too fancy for the Ingalls family.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

"Peppers, particularly Scotch bonnets, are facing myriad challenges right across the Caribbean," says Dwight Forrester, of Jamaica's Rural Agricultural Development Authority.

From BBC ● May 31, 2026

"I'm a purist at heart and I think our Scotch bonnets need to be properly protected."

From BBC ● May 31, 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

In a minute I had my face under their bonnets, in contact first with Mary’s soft cheek, then with Diana’s flowing curls.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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