war bonnet


noun
  1. an American Indian headdress consisting of a headband with a tail of ornamental feathers.

Origin of war bonnet

1
First recorded in 1800–10

Words Nearby war bonnet

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How to use war bonnet in a sentence

  • Having arranged his gun, shield and war-bonnet over certain medicine-arrows the sacred bat-skin was placed on top.

    The Way of an Indian | Frederic Remington
  • Among the warriors it had long been understood that he who takes Hootay's scalp may wear a war-bonnet.

  • In that quick glance he saw that there were at least six of them, led by a warrior wearing an ample war bonnet.

    Kiddie the Scout | Robert Leighton
  • There were but two feathers in his simple war bonnet, which was partly hidden by his blue-and-white blanket.

    Kiddie the Scout | Robert Leighton
  • Then slowly he removed his war bonnet, put aside his staff, and began to untie the thongs of his doeskin shirt.

    Kiddie the Scout | Robert Leighton

British Dictionary definitions for war bonnet

war bonnet

noun
  1. a headband with trailing feathers, worn by certain North American Indian warriors as a headdress

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