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bonnet

[bon-it] / ˈbɒn ɪt /


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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

As he worked, he explained everything to his phone camera, set up on the bonnet of his dusty farm truck.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2025

But even that was merely funny, whereas Carrie’s bonnet made me scream "Why?!" at my TV.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2025

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

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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