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	Bonnet (headgear) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bonnets remained one of the most common types of headgear worn by women throughout most of the 19th century.
		Bonnets worn by men and boys are generally distinguished from hats by being soft and having no brim - this usage is now rare (they would normally be called caps today) although the word has been preserved in the military glengarry bonnet for example.
		The chile pepper Scotch Bonnet was named for its resemblance to a bonnet worn by men in Scotland (in the past).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bonnet_(headgear) (763 words)

	Austentation: Regency Accessories- Bonnets
		There was the round, close-fitting poke (left), with or without side feather; the long poke, well over the face; the wide poke, worn over a cap, with a round, flat piece behind; and the moderately large poke, with a gathered or shirred crown behind.
		Straw bonnets were possibly the most popular bonnets during the Regency due to their inexpensivness and the fact that they could be trimmed and re-trimmed to go with any outfit, in any season and therefore did not go out of style.
		Bonnets were worn both with and without strings (ribbons) It depended on the style of the wearer.
	austentation.tripod.com /bonnet.html (427 words)

	bonnet - definition by dict.die.net
		Bonnet limpet (Zo["o]l.), a name given, from their shape, to various species of shells (family Calyptr[ae]id[ae]).
		Bonnet monkey (Zo["o]l.), an East Indian monkey (Macacus sinicus), with a tuft of hair on its head; the munga.
		Bonnet piece, a gold coin of the time of James V. of Scotland, the king's head on which wears a bonnet.
	dict.die.net /bonnet (432 words)

	Bin's On-Line Dictionary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		To boy a pig a poke (that is, in a bag), to buy a thing without knowledge or examination of it.
		The young shoots are sometimes eaten as a substitute for asparagus, and the berries are said to be used in Europe to color wine.
		The act of poking; a thrust; a jog; as, a poke in the ribs.
	language.bin.org /ref/dict/?t=Poke (297 words)

	Historically accurate head wear from the Civil War era
		A roomy bonnet which is covered with rows of fabric flounces; brim frames face in a circle.
		A roomy bonnet whose heart-shaped brim style is rooted in the romantic past.
		Alternate style of sun bonnet whose brim is stiffened with rows of cotton cording.
	www.bonnets.com /bonnet.html (532 words)

	Unravel the Gavel
		The collector needs to examine the materials used in the construction of the bonnet and the trim, but many bonnets were re-trimmed by their owners or the owner’s milliner to ‘‘freshen’’ them.
		The high rounded bonnets of the 1830 became lowered and closer to the head with the sides of the bonnet extending low at the neckline, a little veil or curtain hung from the back and covered the neck.
		Bonnets that had extended past the face now retreated to about the middle of the head which allowed a clearer view of the face, and the front of the hair to show.
	www.thegavel.net /bonnets.html (2155 words)

	bonnet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		There are blemishes, but they are barely noticeable: some minor tiny holes scattered throughout the bonnet and a series of faint brown smudge lines circling the brim about 2 inches in from the edge.
		The striped fabric on this summer bonnet is cleverly ruched to resemble the construction of a caned drawn bonnet.
		Compare the fabric on the body of the bonnet to the ungathered fabric at the back of the crown and on the narrow bavolet (curtain).
	www.antique-fashion.com /2203.htm (101 words)

	Pocket - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The word appears in Middle English as poket, and is taken from a Norman diminutive of O. Fr.
		The form "poke" is now only used dialectically, or in such proverbial sayings as "a pig in a poke," and possibly in the poke-bonnet, the coal-scuttle bonnet fashionable during the first part of the 19th century, and now worn by the female members of the Salvation Army.
		More probably the name of the bonnet is connected with poke, to thrust forward, dig.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pocket (375 words)

	Brewer, E. Cobham. Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. Poke.
		To thrust or push against; to thrust or butt with the horns.
		Also to busy oneself without any definite object.
		“Poking about where we had no business.”—Kingsley: Two Years Ago.
	www.bartleby.com /81/13441.html (95 words)

	Jessamyn's Regency Costume Companion: Hats, Bonnets, &c.
		Dashwood's hat is a little old-fashioned for 1797 (though appropriate for her age); these giant, poofy crowns were designed to accomodate the wigs or teased hair of not long before.
		This bonnet is astonishingly like the one above, but trimmed with pink sashing and (it's a little hard to tell, but I think) tied under the chin.
		Still, it's marked as a Regency bonnet by its fairly large, cylindrical crown; later headwear had crowns that were more like cones with the point chopped off.
	www.songsmyth.com /hatsandbonnets.html (1360 words)

	[No title]
		-This deep bonnet, fashionable in late 1840's and early '50's, continue to be worn in rural areas for several years. It is simply constructed.
		- A bonnet whose deep, close-fitting brim conceals the wearer from the world. This style was fashionable 1842 through 1849. It continued as a popular style for young girls into the 1860's Pattern shows many trim ideas.
		Bonnet adjusts at neck and folds flat when not in use. Usually made of checks, small plaids or prints. Pattern from an 1851 original, but this style was worn throughout the 19th century.
	www.hatsupply.com /bonnetpatterns.htm (962 words)

	Changi Quilt detail
		Dress lifts at back to show four rows of appliqued lace petticoat.
		Bonnet has green satin-stitch ribbons and yellow flowers.
		Dress is over embroidered in a sprig pattern of yellow French knot flowers and green chain-stitch leaves.
	www.awm.gov.au /encyclopedia/quilt/detail.asp?square=20 (100 words)

	FanFiction.Net : Dictionary & Thesaurus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		[U.S.] [1913 Webster] Poke bonnet, a bonnet with a straight, projecting front.
		[1913 Webster] To boy a pig a poke (that is, in a bag), to buy a thing without knowledge or examination of it.
		From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : poke The BASIC command to write a value to an absolute address.
	www.fanfiction.net /dictionary.php?word=+Poke (714 words)

	"Poke" Bonnet
		The word "poke" refers to the fact that there is room at the back for the hair to be poked up inside the bonnet so that the hairdo was completely covered.
		Dated from the 1840s, the bonnet is Victorian in style.
		This bonnet, fitting down over the sides of the face, was intended to shield the wearer from the gaze of strangers.
	www.nga.gov /collection/gallery/iadcost/iadcost-15049.0.html (122 words)

	[No title]
		Even the bonnets of elderly ladies, when not overladen with trimming, are more tasteful than the poke bonnets formerly worn.
		[my dictionary illustrates a poke bonnet] When children were out at play in the summer they wore gingham sun-bonnets; as these were made over stiff pasteboard, they were heavy and very uncomfortable.
		On or about 1835 a covering for the head, known as a caleche [a variation of calash, a bonnet resembling the folding top of a two-wheeled carriage], was much worn while walking or driving.
	www.bklyn-genealogy-info.com /Town/FlatbushSocial/hats.html (855 words)

	Regency Murder Mystery
		A hat of cloth or straw, held in place by ribbons tied under the chin, that is worn by women and children.
		Bonnets were worn both with and without strings (ribbons).
		Bonnets, hats, capotes, turbans, and veils would also be worn outside.
	groups.msn.com /RegencyMurderMystery/womensattire.msnw (2465 words)

	Shaped Cloth Bonnet
		The look of the bonnet is completed by your choice of ruffles and the length of the bavolet (curtain).
		If you are looking for a “good” cloth bonnet this is a great one to use or Timeless Stitches pattern TSA-551 Poke Bonnet.
		of 3/8" cotton cording for the corded bonnet)
	www.tstitches.com /store/tsa-553.htm (192 words)

	poke
		The prosecutor kept poking his finger at the defendant.
		His handkerchief is poking out of his back pocket.
		We felt as if half the people in town were poking their noses into our lives.
	www.infoplease.com /dictionary/poke (180 words)

	Hats - -- Hat Glossary (P) - Over 36 brands of hats at the VillageHatShop.com
		Cap of liberty or "le BONNET ROUGE " during French Revolution in 18c.
		The poke shaped bonnet with rounded front brim had a small crown.
		The bonnet came in various shapes and fabrics.
	www.villagehatshop.com /glossary_p.html (522 words)

	Prairie Bonnet Ladies Cotton Pioneer Poke (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		This vintage prairie bonnet is made from cotton and is white with blue flowers.
		It is sometimes called a poke, a bonnet, or a prairie bonnet.
		I'm not sure how old this bonnet is. I found it at an estate sale of an elderly woman, so I'm quite positive it has quite a bit of age to it.
	www.atticshoppe.com /clothing/js1247.htm (150 words)

	Jessamyn's Regency Costume Companion: early 1840s gown
		The only ready-made bonnet bases I can find on-line are not really correct for this period at all - there are straw and felt "poke bonnets" floating around, but they are, typically for prefab reenactment wear, an amalgamation of elements of different decades without quite belonging to any of them!
		It's a little difficult to get a really clear idea of what these bonnets should look like from the fashion plates, but fortunately there are extant bonnets to fill in the details.
		At this point, I could attach the brim to the short side of the crown to make an early 1830s bonnet, or to the long side to make a late 1830s bonnet (which is what I will do).
	www.songsmyth.com /1840accessr.html (851 words)

	Hats - -- Hat Glossary (C) - Over 36 brands of hats at the VillageHatShop.com
		bonnet with brim, suggesting shape of two wheeled carriage top.
		Close fitting bonnet with rigid brim, either of straw or boned into shape.
		) The doges of the Republic of Venice wore the tall, conical ducal bonnet.
	www.villagehatshop.com /glossary_c.html (1112 words)

	Television Point \| Dictionary \| Meaning of poke
		[v] poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
		[v] stir by poking; "poke the embers in the fireplace"
		S.] {Poke bonnet}, a bonnet with a straight, projecting front.
	www.televisionpoint.com /dictionary/?define=poke (423 words)

	Neo Classic Era 1800-1825
		This ultra feminine sheared bonnet is taken directly from a fashion plate dated 1811.
		The basic Poke bonnet is one of the most comfortable bonnets you may ever wear.
		Based on an 1810 Poke bonnet, this face framing bonnet is a dear to wear.
	home.earthlink.net /~reidmoroski/id5.html (167 words)

	poke
		{To boy a pig a poke} (that is in a bag), to buy a thing without knowledge or examination of it --Camden.
		[From 5th {Poke}, 3.] To put a poke on as to poke an ox [Colloq.
		To search; to feel one's way as in the dark; to grope; as to poke about A man must have poked into Latin and Greek.
	www.beetfoundation.com /words/p/poke.html (416 words)

	Women's period hats and bonnets
		Fabric bonnet with soft crown and stiff, close fitting brim.
		This bonnet was popular in the 1870's and 80's.
		The bonnet can be made in either felt or straw.
	www.historyinthemaking.org /catalog/womhat.htm (165 words)

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