bonnetstring en · NOUN
Etymology
From bonnet + string.
Meanings
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(plural-normally) A string that fastens a bonnet on the wearer's head.
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.
1859, Harriet Beecher Stowe, The Minister's Wooing:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bonnetstrings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |