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be-bonnetted

be-bonnetted is the alternative form of be-bonneted.

Meaning of be-bonneted

Adjective

be-bonneted (not comparable)

  1. Wearing a bonnet.
    • Then comes a phalanx of very fat, elderly ladies, be-bonneted, be-tippeted, be-furbeiowed, dreadful to follow and hopeless to pass.1827, [Marianne Spencer Hudson], “Embarrassments”, in Almack’s: A Novel, volume II, New York, N.Y.: […] J. & J. Harper […], page 129
    Synonyms:
    bonneted

Questions about be-bonnetted

What is be-bonnetted the alternative form of?
Be-bonnetted is the alternative form of be-bonneted.

Words near be-bonnetted in the dictionary

  1. be-all end-all
  2. be-alls
  3. be-alls and end-alls
  4. be-bearded
  5. be-bonneted
  6. be-bonnetted
  7. be-booted
  8. be-breeched
  9. be-cocked
  10. be-er
  11. be-ers

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