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Word Meanings - BONNETED - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Protected by a bonnet. See Bonnet, 4 . (more info) 1. Wearing a bonnet. "Bonneted and shawled." Howitt.

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  • WEARIABLE
    That may be wearied.
  • WEARING
    1. The act of one who wears; the manner in which a thing wears; use; conduct; consumption. Belike he meant to ward, and there to see his wearing. Latimer. 2. That which is worn; clothes; garments. Give me my nightly wearing and adieu. Shak.
  • WEARILY
    In a weary manner.
  • PROTECT
    To cover or shield from danger or injury; to defend; to guard; to preserve in safety; as, a father protects his children. The gods of Greece protect you! Shak. Syn. -- To guard; shield; preserve. See Defend.
  • BONNET
    An additional piece of canvas laced to the foot of a jib or foresail in moderate winds. Hakluyt. 6. The second stomach of a ruminating animal. 7. An accomplice of a gambler, auctioneer, etc., who entices others to bet or to bid; a decoy. Bonnet
  • PROTECTRESS; PROTECTRIX
    A woman who protects.
  • BONNET ROUGE
    The red cap adopted by the extremists in the French Revolution, which became a sign of patriotism at that epoch; hence, a revolutionist; a Red Republican.
  • PROTECTORIAL
    See PROTECTORAL
  • WEARABLE
    Capable of being worn; suitable to be worn.
  • PROTECTORLESS
    Having no protector; unprotected.
  • WEARILESS
    Incapable of being wearied.
  • PROTECTIVE
    Affording protection; sheltering; defensive. " The favor of a protective Providence." Feltham. Protective coloring , coloring which serves for the concealment and preservation of a living organism. Cf. Mimicry. Wallace. -- Protective tariff ,
  • WEARISH
    1. Weak; withered; shrunk. "A wearish hand." Ford. A little, wearish old man, very melancholy by nature. Burton. 2. Insipid; tasteless; unsavory. Wearish as meat is that is not well tasted. Palsgrave.
  • PROTECTIONIST
    One who favors protection. See Protection, 4.
  • BONNETED
    Protected by a bonnet. See Bonnet, 4 . (more info) 1. Wearing a bonnet. "Bonneted and shawled." Howitt.
  • PROTECTIVENESS
    The quality or state of being protective. W. Pater.
  • SHAWL
    A square or oblong cloth of wool, cotton, silk, or other textile or netted fabric, used, especially by women, as a loose covering for the neck and shoulders. India shawl, a kind of rich shawl made in India from the wool of the Cashmere goat. It
  • WEAR
    See WEIR
  • PROTECTIONISM
    The doctrine or policy of protectionists. See Protection, 4.
  • WEARER
    1. One who wears or carries as appendant to the body; as, the wearer of a cloak, a sword, a crown, a shackle, etc. Cowls, hoods, and habits, with their wearers, tossed, And fluttered into rags. Milton. 2. That which wastes or diminishes.
  • MAINSWEAR
    To swear falsely. Blount.
  • FORSWEARER
    One who rejects of renounces upon oath; one who swears a false oath.
  • UNWEARY
    To cause to cease being weary; to refresh. Dryden.
  • SWEARER
    1. One who swears; one who calls God to witness for the truth of his declaration. 2. A profane person; one who uses profane language. Then the liars and swearers are fools. Shak.
  • UNWEARIED
    Not wearied; not fatigued or tired; hence, persistent; not tiring or wearying; indefatigable. -- Un*wea"ried*ly, adv. -- Un*wea"ried*ness, n.
  • GLENGARRY; GLENGARRY BONNET
    A kind of Highland Scotch cap for men, with straight sides and a hollow top sloping to the back, where it is parted and held together by ribbons or strings. The long silk streamers of his Glengarry bonnet. L. Hutton.
  • LIFE-WEARY
    Weary of living. Shak.
  • OVERWEARY
    To weary too much; to tire out. Dryden.

 

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