war bonnet
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noun
an American Indian headdress consisting of a headband with a tail of ornamental feathers.
Origin of war bonnet
First recorded in 1800–10
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Historical Examples of war bonnet
One snatches off the war-bonnet, another the collar of bears' claws.
The Arrow-MakerMary Austin
This means a war-bonnet for my son-in-law—a story for coming generations!
Red Hunters And the Animal PeopleCharles A. Eastman
I asked him if they were all on horseback and he said that they were, that one of them wore a war-bonnet.
The Indians' Last FightDennis Collins
There lives the eagle, whose feathers the Indian must have to make his war-bonnet.
Last of the Great ScoutsHelen Cody Wetmore
He wore the war-bonnet of the Sioux, and at his shoulder was a rifle, pointed at someone in the bottom below him.
An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W. F. Cody)Buffalo Bill (William Frederick Cody)
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