bongrace

noun

bon·​grace

ˈbänˌgrās

plural -s

archaic

: a hat or bonnet with a brim projecting in front

Word History

Etymology

obsolete English, projecting brim for a bonnet, from (assumed) Middle French bonne-grace (whence French bonne-grâce, a cloth), from bonne (feminine of bon good) + grâce grace, favor

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