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unbonnet

unbonnet verb: to remove a bonnet from.

Verb

unbonnet (third-person singular simple present unbonnets, present participle unbonneting or unbonnetting, simple past and past participle unbonneted or unbonnetted)

  1. (transitive) To remove a bonnet from.
    • Jacob received them with much gallantry, uncloaking and unbonnetting the ladies, assisted by his two staring and awkward auxiliaries, welcoming their husbands and fathers, and apologizing, as best he might, for the absence of his helpmate;1827, “A Christmas Party”, in The Atheneum; or, Spirit of the English Magazines, volume VII, second series, Boston: John Cotton, page 73
    • "Do nothing but rise, unbonnet yourself, and be silent"1829 May 2, [Walter Scott], Anne of Geierstein; or, The Maiden of the Mist. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] [Ballantyne and Company] for Cadell and Co., […]; London...
  2. (intransitive) To take off one's bonnet.
    • He cast his penetrating glance around, and then unbonneting to the Duke, he said respectfully, […]1830, [Mary Shelley], chapter VII, in The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck, […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 115
    • Mrs. Bobaline looked curiously at the shrinking girl, as she unbonneted, and was secretly pleased to see only a meek little face […]1877, Jeannie H. Grey, Flirtation, Or, Cupid's Shoulder-strap Tactics: A West Point Love Story

Forms of unbonnet

third-person singular presentunbonnets
present participleunbonneting
present participleunbonnetting
past participleunbonneted
pastunbonneted
past participleunbonnetted
pastunbonnetted

Origin of unbonnet

From un- + bonnet.

Questions about unbonnet

What does unbonnet mean?
Unbonnet means to remove a bonnet from.
What part of speech is unbonnet?
Unbonnet is a verb.
What is the past tense of unbonnet?
The past tense of unbonnet is unbonneted.

Words near unbonnet in the dictionary

  1. unbonded
  2. unbone
  3. unboned
  4. unbones
  5. unboning
  6. unbonnet
  7. unbonneted
  8. unbonneting
  9. unbonnets
  10. unbonnetted
  11. unbonnetting

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