bonnet rouge

[ baw-ne roozh ]

noun

, French.

, plural bon·nets rouges [baw-ne , roozh].

1. a red liberty cap, worn by extremists during the French Revolution.
2. an extremist or radical.

bonnet rouge

/ bɔnɛ ruʒ /

noun

1. a red cap worn by ardent supporters of the French Revolution
2. an extremist or revolutionary

Word History and Origins

Origin of bonnet rouge¹

literally: red cap

Example Sentences

A ship with the tricolor moved up with the flood, a bonnet rouge at the masthead, as was common.

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Leur fondateur, l'instigateur de cette secte, ce La Reveillère Lepeaux était un bonnet rouge!'

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Many a Gracchus hides a marquis—many a bonnet rouge a powdered crown!

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Bonnet Rouge, a red republican, so called from the red cap of liberty which he wore.

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Vanity will always keep France the eldest son of the Church, even if she wear a bonnet rouge.

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