be-bonnetted

English

Adjective

be-bonnetted (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of be-bonneted
   • 1889 January 30, “High Jinks on the Ave. Carnival of Trotters and Their Happy Owners on Delaware Avenue Yesterday. Steeds With Speed of Racers Course Up and Down to the “Hikis” of Hilarious Horsemen.”, in Buffalo Evening News‎^[1], volume XVII, number 90, Buffalo, N.Y.:

     Everybody was out. Young girls warmly wrapped and driving fearlessly; family parties driven by be-bonnetted and be-furred coachies;

   • 1933 November 23, “Fifty-Two Years”, in The North Devon Journal, volume CIX, number 5,696, Barnstaple, page five:

     His “soul goes marching on” in the jersey-clad and be-bonnetted ranks of the world-wide forces which are still bringing release to those that sit in bondage.

   • 1936 November 19, “The Lady of Clovelly”, in The North Devon Journal, volume CXII, number 5,852, Barnstaple, page five:

     I see again her bright, be-bonnetted face, and the unforgettably keen and kindly eyes looking up at me in simple but gracious acknowledgement.

   • 1972 September 24, “Worcester Founded on Indian Village Site”, in Michiana: The Sunday Magazine of The South Bend Tribune, page fifteen:

     Interwoven with the history and the bristling beards and be-bonnetted belles of its 250th, Worcester is running a series of 200 special events that climax with its ten “Special Days” program and the show “Two-Five-Oh,” a super-spectacular extravaganza on a 300-foot, multimedia, three-tier stage with a cast and crew of over 1,000.