bonne
noun
a maid-servant.
bonnes
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pluralof bonne.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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At a rally in Paris, about 500 women proclaimed their solidarity with Diallo: "Nous sommes toutes les bonnes."
From The Guardian ● Aug. 23, 2011
In Paris, the old-fashioned bonnes are few and far between.
From Time Magazine Archive
Three children with their attendant bonnes passed them while they were so occupied, and one small toddler of four or five stopped and regarded the silent couple before him.
From The Red Rat's Daughter by Guy Boothby
You sink I treat you like prisonaires, and have you to dinnaire and talk to you vis bonnes conseilles like ze papa?”
From Cormorant Crag A Tale of the Smuggling Days by W. (William) Rainey
When they get talking of their rocketers, or their runs, their pigeon-score, or their bonnes fortunes, they always lie—quite unconsciously.
From Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida Selected from the Works of Ouida by Ouida
