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unbonneted

American  
[uhn-bon-i-tid] / ʌnˈbɒn ɪ tɪd /

adjective

  1. bareheaded.


Etymology

Origin of unbonneted

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

Example Sentences

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In a moment they stood unbonneted before him.

From Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's by John P. Kennedy

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

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators by Elbert Hubbard

Hastily, therefore, receiving money from Marr with a basket in her hand, but unbonneted, Mary tripped out of the shop.

From Note Book of an English Opium-Eater by Thomas De Quincey

She never posed as a "literary person"—reading her productions at four-o'clocks, and winning high praise from the unbonneted and the discerning society editor.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02 Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous Women by Elbert Hubbard

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

From Quentin Durward by Sir Walter Scott

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