Bonnetstring

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A string that fastens a bonnet on the wearer's head. plural-normally

    "He was actually afraid of her; her glove, her shoe, her needle, thread, and thimble, her bonnetstring, everything, in short, she wore or touched became invested with a mysterious charm."

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"He was actually afraid of her; her glove, her shoe, her needle, thread, and thimble, her bonnetstring, everything, in short, she wore or touched became invested with a mysterious charm."

Etymology

From bonnet + string.

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