unbonneted

[ uhn-bon-i-tid ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

First recorded in 1595–1605; un- ¹ + bonnet + -ed ²

She was wholly unbonneted, and was armed with a little gardening implement—hoe on one side and miniature rake on the other.

"No," replied the gray headed seneschal, who attended upon him unbonneted.

She was now unbonneted, and her rich golden tresses were arranged à la Chinoise—a Creole fashion as well.

If she was "superbly gowned," we do not know it; if she was ever one of the "unbonneted," history is silent.

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