unbonnet

unbonnet
/un bon"it/, v.i.
1. to uncover the head, as in respect.
v.t.
2. to remove the bonnet from.
[1800-10; UN-2 + BONNET]

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  • Unbonnet — Un*bon net, v. t. [1st pref. un + bonnet.] To take a bonnet from; to take off one s bonnet; to uncover; as, to unbonnet one s head. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • unbonnet — [unbän′it] vt., vi. to take the bonnet or head covering off; uncover unbonneted adj …   English World dictionary

  • unbonnet — un·bonnet …   English syllables

  • unbonnet — v. (unbonneted, unbonneting) 1 tr. remove the bonnet from. 2 intr. archaic remove one s hat or bonnet esp. in respect …   Useful english dictionary

  • uncover — v 1. expose, bare, lay bare, take the wraps off, unwrap, unveil, unmask, unsheathe, uncase, disease; open, uncork, unstop; divest, strip, undress, unclothe, undrape, uncloak; discover, descry, detect, find, unearth, exhume, dig up, smoke out. 2.… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • un- — [un] prefix 1. [ME < OE, akin to Gr an , a (see A 2, AN 1), L in (see IN 2), and to the negative elements in no, not, nor] not, lack of, the opposite of [unconcern, unreason, unwonted]: see NON …   English World dictionary

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