单词 | quaker bonnet |
释义 | > as lemmasQuaker bonnet Quaker bonnet n. A bonnet of a type characteristically worn by members of the Society of Friends, having a projecting poke or brim; cf. poke bonnet n. 2. ΚΠ 1792 J. O'Keeffe Wild Oats (new ed.) iii. 37 My lady Niece..in her little mean Quaker Bonnet. 1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede I. i. iii. 54 Dinah had taken off her little quaker bonnet again. 1933 Amer. Speech 8 13/2 One who still wears the old-time Quaker bonnet or broad-brimmed hat; or who calls everyone thee regardless of denominational differences. 2006 Advocate (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) (Nexis) 21 May 14 (Mag.) Of special interest is a portrait of young Dolly Madison wearing a Quaker bonnet. < as lemmas |
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