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granny's bonnet

granny's bonnet noun: any of various flowering plants thought to resemble Victorian bonnets, especially a columbine (genus Aquilegia).

Noun

granny's bonnet (plural granny's bonnets)

  1. Any of various flowering plants thought to resemble Victorian bonnets, especially a columbine (genus Aquilegia).
    • [G]oing up the O.s' path past the granny's bonnets to the front door, I'd enter this house of grey people washed with sweat and tears, and I'd feel the gentle flow of sunlight and morning drained away.1984, Janet Frame, An Angel at my Table, Virago, published 2024, page 222

Forms of granny's bonnet

pluralgranny's bonnets

Questions about granny's bonnet

What does granny's bonnet mean?
Granny's bonnet means any of various flowering plants thought to resemble Victorian bonnets, especially a columbine (genus Aquilegia).
What part of speech is granny's bonnet?
Granny's bonnet is a noun.
What is the plural of granny's bonnet?
The plural of granny's bonnet is granny's bonnets.

Words near granny's bonnet in the dictionary

  1. granny style
  2. granny suite
  3. granny suites
  4. granny tax
  5. granny taxes
  6. granny's bonnet
  7. granny's fannies
  8. granny's fanny
  9. granny's hairnet
  10. granny-bashing
  11. granny-pop-out-of-bed

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