unbonneted

[ uhn-bon-i-tid ]

adjective

1. bareheaded.

Word History and Origins

Origin of unbonneted¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; un- ¹ + bonnet + -ed ²

Example Sentences

In a moment they stood unbonneted before him.

From Project Gutenberg

In we go, ushered by unbonneted Celts, gentlemen in manners wherever the kilt is worn; for the tartan is the symbol of courtesy, and Mac a good password all the world over between man and man.

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In the high upper seats of the rude amphitheatre sat the gayly decked wives and daughters of the Gascons, from the m�tairies along the Ridge, and the chattering Spanish women of the Market, their shining hair unbonneted to the sun.

From Project Gutenberg

A former article from his pen called out the following criticism from Mrs. Rose: After last year's Woman's Convention, I saw an article in the Christian Inquirer, a Unitarian paper, edited by the Rev. Mr. Bellows, of New York, where, in reply to a correspondent on the subject of Woman's Rights, in which he strenuously opposed her taking part in anything in public, he said: "Place woman unbonneted and unshawled before the public gaze and what becomes of her modesty and her virtue?"

From Project Gutenberg

She was now unbonneted, and her rich golden tresses were arranged à la Chinoise—a Creole fashion as well.

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