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bonnet

[bon-it] / ˈbɒn ɪt /


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Witnesses contacted police after seeing the Mercedes with extensive front-end damage to it including a "crumpled bonnet".

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

Depending on your mood, you might continue with Royal Red shrimp served raw with dots of fermented Scotch bonnet pepper and a dusting of spiced red hibiscus flower.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

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

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2025

“Yes—try,” repeated Mary gently; and Mary’s hand removed my sodden bonnet and lifted my head.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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