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castor

noun

Definition of castor

as in bonnet

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Recent Examples of castor For fine hair argan oil is ideal, while thick hair and curly and coily hair work better with heavier oils like castor or coconut oil. — Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 5 July 2026 At 24 inches tall, this unit is the perfect height to keep under your desk, but the castor wheels can glide it all around your workspace. — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 6 May 2026 Tame flyaways and frizz with the help of wax, castor seed oil, and jojoba esters, which work together to smooth strands and hold them in place, even in humidity. — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 5 May 2026 Made with castor seed oil and shea butter, the smooth-gliding pencil was designed to draw on fluffy, feathery strokes. — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for castor

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Noun

Her 10-year-old friend wore a bonnet and a long yellow dress.

— Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Highlights include jerk mac n’ cheese, oxtail ravioli, and scotch bonnet ice cream.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of bonnet

Noun

The formula draws upon plant extracts like cypress leaf and skullcap to reduce oil production, while willow bark extract and lactic acid clear out impurities, giving the appearance of visibly smaller pores.

— Kiana Murden, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026
Then there’s Baicapil, a blend of baikal skullcap (a flowering plant native to East Asia), wheat germ, and soybean germ extracts intended to encourage a healthy hair-growth cycle.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of skullcap

Noun

Douglas, meanwhile, dressed casually in a dark blue polo shirt, white pants, dark shoes, and a blue baseball cap.

— Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026
His teammate Alontae Taylor showed up to the game wearing a black and white Louis Vuitton scarf over a black baseball cap over his head.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of baseball cap

Noun

Composed of top-of-the-line cotton and swathed in a rich Ruby Red for fall, the zip-up also comes with a drawstring hood and channels an inherently nostalgic, Americana kind of energy.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
This discretion does not mean it’s diminished under the hood.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of hood

Noun

One of the most popular traditional costumes was the bauta, which consisted of a full mask, a cape that covered the head and shoulders, and a tricorn or cocked hat.

— Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
Heather Wilson, a nurse anesthetist, wore huge fake eyelashes and an absurd cocked hat.

— William Finnegan, The New Yorker, 15 May 2021

Definition of cocked hat

Noun

Cardinals from Brunei and the Philippines could not travel and will receive their ring and biretta from a papal delegate.

— NBC News, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2020
Among those receiving the cardinals’ biretta — a crimson-red square cap with three ridges — was his point man for helping Rome’s homeless and poor.

— Washington Post, Washington Post, 28 June 2018

Definition of biretta

Noun

Crowds in an anachronistic fashion mashup of 1950s fedoras, 1940s newsboy caps, and 1960s pillbox hats celebrate some undefined New Year’s Eve of yore.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Oct. 2026
Accessories, leather gloves to cloches and leopard print pillbox hats, are scattered throughout, alongside a preview of the brand’s footwear, set to debut next spring.

— Madeline Fass, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2026

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