bonnet rouge

[ baw-ne roozh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, French.

, plural bon·nets rouges [baw-ne , roozh].

bonnet rouge

/ bɔnɛ ruʒ /

literally: red cap

A ship with the tricolor moved up with the flood, a bonnet rouge at the masthead, as was common.

Leur fondateur, l'instigateur de cette secte, ce La Reveillère Lepeaux était un bonnet rouge!'

Many a Gracchus hides a marquis—many a bonnet rouge a powdered crown!

Bonnet Rouge, a red republican, so called from the red cap of liberty which he wore.

Vanity will always keep France the eldest son of the Church, even if she wear a bonnet rouge.

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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