Be-bonneted

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Wearing a bonnet. not-comparable

    "Then comes a phalanx of very fat, elderly ladies, be-bonneted, be-tippeted, be-furbeiowed, dreadful to follow and hopeless to pass."

Example

More examples

"Then comes a phalanx of very fat, elderly ladies, be-bonneted, be-tippeted, be-furbeiowed, dreadful to follow and hopeless to pass."

Etymology

From be- + bonnet + -ed.

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