blue bonnet
/ˈbluː ˌbɒnɪt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.34 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A traditional flat Scottish hat made of blue wool; a blue tam-o'-shanter.
noun
Any of several blue flowering plants, especially cornflower, Centaurea cyanus, and plants of the genus Scabiosa.
noun
A blue Australian parrot, especially Northiella haematogaster.
noun
Any of several North American species of Lupinus common in the southwestern US, especially Lupinus texensis and Lupinus subcarnosus.
American usage
Example Sentences
- "The blue bonnet, a national badge, is disappearing rapidly."
- "While waiting for others to arrive, Margaret Scott-Stewart, a big, friendly woman of 55 in a tartan tunic and blue bonnet, smokes Royals and sings 'Charlie Is My Darling'."
- "Rob soon gathered an unco band o' blue-bonnets at his back."
- "And when he at last succeeds in trapping a one-guinea blue bonnet he can sit happily for hours marvelling at the beauty of its feathers, the rich blue around its parrot's beak, the yellow of its lower breast in which lovely sea you find a soft-edged island of rich blood red."
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈbluː ˌbɒnɪt/
Usage
- American usage