bonnet rouge
noun
a red liberty cap, worn by extremists during the French Revolution.
bonnets rouges
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pluralof bonnet rouge.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Those bonnets rouges are a symbol still worn by the figure of Marianne, the embodiment of France.
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2017
France witnessed the emergence of "les bonnets rouges" - a protest movement with its roots in Brittany, with its symbol of red hats taken from an earlier tax revolt.
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2013
The man who married Trotsky's secretary made his most interesting and rebellious characters girls: the piratical sisters, the Amazons, who "rattle our sabres to frighten the neighbours", ululate ferociously beneath their bonnets rouges.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 19, 2010
You will, if we ever have any bonnets rouges in America.
From Stories by American Authors, Volume 2 by Various
