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bonnet

[bon-it] / ˈbɒn ɪt /


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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

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

It is difficult to see under the bonnet of Celtic's recruitment operation.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

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

From BBC Apr. 14, 2026

Each put on a coarse straw bonnet, with strings of coloured calico, and a cloak of grey frieze.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

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

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

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

From BBC May 31, 2026

Naoshi’s pieces usually center around a chic ingenue sporting food-focused fashion — think bonnets made of bonbons and boba tea skirts.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 25, 2026

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

Soon the brilliant white bonnets were as thick as grass, driving every other color from the landscape.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld




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