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bonnet

[bon-it] / ˈbɒn ɪt /


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The dining room table, where the sisters wrote, is strewn with manuscripts, quill pens and tea cups; a bonnet and shawl bedeck a chair in the small kitchen.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 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

"It was quite unbelievable," said Gerard Cairney, adding that the tree "bounced" off his bonnet.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

Collier shared a photo to social media, wearing a sleep mask and bonnet on the House floor.

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2025

Jay French-braided my hair last night, and I put my silk bonnet on extra tight to keep everything in check.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas




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