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bonnet drama en · NOUN

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1. (countable, uncountable) Costume drama set in an era when bonnets were worn.
   • ...the Sunday night UK bonnet drama. The rest of the time the ABC pursues its diverse programming strategy... 2006, Indrajit Banerjee, Kalinga Seneviratne, Public Service Broadcasting in the Age of Globalization:
   • Bonnet drama, conversely, removes us tidily from any such responsibility to a world of rules and rituals, where everyone knows their place... 2000, Maureen Lipman, Lip Reading:
   • Instead it avoids the "heritage" or "bonnet" drama cachet by mixing a modern treatment with historic aspects. 2007, Robin Nelson, State of Play: Contemporary High-End TV Drama:

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