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bonnetlike en · ADJ

Etymology

From bonnet + -like.

Meanings

1. Resembling or characteristic of a bonnet (traditional hat).
   • She was wearing a rose-beige lace suit and a charming little bonnetlike hat. 1961, Ilka Chase, The Carthaginian rose:
   • Out on the boating lake were two bufflehead ducks, a male with a bonnetlike white patch on his dark head, and his chocolate brown female. 1984, Donald Knowler, The falconer of Central Park:

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