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单词 unbonnet
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unbonnetv.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈbɒnɪt/, U.S. /ˌənˈbɑnət/
Etymology: un- prefix2 1, 1b
1.
a. intransitive. To remove the bonnet.
ΘΚΠ
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > undressing or removing clothing > undress or remove clothing [verb (intransitive)] > remove specific garments > headgear
disvisor1548
capa1555
unmask1562
vail1597
off-capa1616
unbonnet1810
uncap1875
uncasque1880
1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake v. 215 With that he..Unbonnetted, and by the wave Sate down his brow and hands to lave.
1850 E. C. Gaskell Let. in Life C. Brontë (1857) II. vii. 171 I went up to unbonnet, &c.; came down to tea.
b. esp. To do this as a mark of respect; to uncover. Also reflexive.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > respect or show respect [verb (intransitive)] > bare head
to take off one's hat1571
move1573
unhat1611
bonneta1616
off-capa1616
uncover1627
doff1674
to touch one's hat1738
unbonnet1821
the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [verb (reflexive)] > uncover the head
unbonnet1821
1821 W. Scott Kenilworth I. vii. 191 They hastened to bespeak favour by hastily unbonneting.
1829 W. Scott Anne of Geierstein III. ix. 256 Do nothing but rise, unbonnet yourself, and be silent.
1879 W. H. Dixon Royal Windsor I. ii. 14 His pride disdained to unbonnet in the presence of a King of Scots.
2. transitive. To remove the bonnet from.
ΘΚΠ
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > undressing or removing clothing > undress or remove clothing [verb (transitive)] > strip or undress a person > divest of specific garments > headgear > other
unwig1819
unbonnet1828
unshovel1836
1828 M. R. Mitford Our Village (ed. 2) III. 62 She sat down on her dear sofa, and was forthwith unclogged..and unbonneted.
1868 F. E. Paget Lucretia 183 When people attempt to exert a power which they do not possess,—be they judges unbonneting quakers, or bishops exasperated at ‘ribbons’.
1896 Daily News 4 Apr. 2/3 Even a foreigner may only disregard the pious custom..at the imminent risk of being rudely ‘unbonneted’ by any devout Russian whom he may happen to encounter.

Derivatives

unˈbonneting n.
ΘΚΠ
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > undressing or removing clothing > [noun] > removing specific garments > headgear
capping1592
vailinga1593
off-cap1606
unbonnetingc1844
c1844 E. B. Barrett Lett. R. H. Horne (1877) II. xliii. 24 I excuse the unbonneting. You are Orion, and I can estimate you.
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