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sonnet sequence or sonnet cycle is a group of sonnets thematically unified to create a long work, although generally, unlike the stanza, each sonnet so
Sonnet_sequence
Poetic form, traditionally fourteen specifically rhymed lines
A sonnet is a fixed poetic form with a structure traditionally consisting of fourteen lines adhering to a set rhyming scheme. The term derives from the
Sonnet
wrote sonnets on a variety of themes. When discussing or referring to Shakespeare's sonnets, it is almost always a reference to the 154 sonnets that were
Shakespeare's_sonnets
exists the beloved does, too. The term sonnet sequence might be rephrased as series or cycle of sonnets. Sonnets become more significant when they are
Petrarch's and Shakespeare's sonnets
Petrarch's_and_Shakespeare's_sonnets
Winner of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
frank: sonnets is a poetry collection in the form of a sonnet sequence by Diane Seuss. First published by Graywolf Press in 2021. The collection was republished
Frank:_sonnets
English poet, translator and Calvinist religious figure
figure. She has been called the first English author to publish a sonnet sequence, A Meditation of a Penitent Sinner (1560), although authorship of that
Anne_Locke
Poem by William Shakespeare
is a procreation sonnet within the Fair Youth sequence. Sonnet 1 is the first in a series of 154 sonnets written by William Shakespeare and published in
Sonnet_1
Name list
was first used by Philip Sidney in Astrophel and Stella, his 1580s sonnet sequence. Use might also have increased due to Stella Maris as a title for the
Stella_(given_name)
Poem by William Shakespeare
Sonnet 29 is one of 154 sonnets written by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare. It is part of the Fair Youth sequence (which comprises
Sonnet_29
Sonnet sequence by Lady Mary Wroth
Pamphilia to Amphilanthus is a sonnet sequence by the English Renaissance poet Lady Mary Wroth, first published as part of The Countess of Montgomery's
Pamphilia_to_Amphilanthus
English poet, courtier, and diplomat (1554–1586)
most prominent figures of the Elizabethan age. His works include a sonnet sequence, Astrophil and Stella, a treatise, The Defence of Poesy (also known
Philip_Sidney
Sonnets by H. P. Lovecraft
Fungi from Yuggoth is a sequence of 36 sonnets by cosmic horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. Most of the sonnets were written between 27 December 1929 – 4
Fungi_from_Yuggoth
3 versions of poem by Leslie Nelson Jennings
American poet Leslie Nelson Jennings: a sonnet first published in 1927, a sestet published in 1949, and a sonnet sequence published in 1963. The six-line sestet
Lost_Harbor
Poem by William Shakespeare
Sonnet 18 (also known as "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day") is one of the best-known of the 154 sonnets written by the English poet and playwright
Sonnet_18
Poem by John Donne
"Sonnet X", also known by its opening words as "Death Be Not Proud", is a sonnet, or fourteen-line poem, by English poet John Donne (1572–1631), one of
Death_Be_Not_Proud
Series of 19 poems by John Donne
Sonnets—also known as the Divine Meditations or Divine Sonnets—are a series of nineteen poems by the English poet John Donne (1572–1631). The sonnets
Holy_Sonnets
English noblewoman (1563–1607)
inspiration for "Stella" of Sir Philip Sidney's Astrophel and Stella sonnet sequence (published posthumously in 1591). She was married to Robert Rich, 3rd
Penelope Blount, Countess of Devonshire
Penelope_Blount,_Countess_of_Devonshire
Sequence of linked sonnets
of sonnets or sonnet corona is a sequence of sonnets, usually addressed to one person, and/or concerned with a single theme. Each of the sonnets explores
Crown_of_sonnets
Poem by William Shakespeare
Sonnet 141 A reading of Sonnet 141 Problems playing this file? See media help. Sonnet 141 is the informal name given to the 141st of William Shakespeare's
Sonnet_141
Poem by William Shakespeare
Sonnet 20 is one of the best-known of 154 sonnets written by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare. Part of the Fair Youth sequence (which
Sonnet_20
Poem by William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare's sonnet 116 was first published in 1609. Its structure and form are a typical example of the Shakespearean sonnet. The poet begins by
Sonnet_116
Poem by William Shakespeare
Dark Lady sequence (sonnets 127–152), which distinguishes itself from The Fair Youth sequence by being more overtly sexual in its passion. Sonnet 151 is
Sonnet_151
Ancient Greek legend
Eurydice. Hermes", a poem by Rainer Maria Rilke (1907) Sonnets to Orpheus, an allusive sonnet sequence by poet Rainer Maria Rilke (1922) Goat Song, a science
Orpheus_and_Eurydice
Poem by William Shakespeare
in a pair with the previous sonnet, number 153. As A. L. Rowse states in Shakespeare's Sonnets: The Problems Solved, Sonnets 153 and 154 "are not unsuitably
Sonnet_154
Sonnet sequence by Philip Sidney
and Stella Astrophil and Stella is an English sonnet sequence by Philip Sidney containing 108 sonnets and 11 songs, probably composed in the 1580s. The
Astrophel_and_Stella
1862 poetry collection by George Meredith
Modern Love by George Meredith is a sequence of fifty 16-line sonnets about the failure of a marriage, an episodic verse narrative that has been described
Modern Love (poetry collection)
Modern_Love_(poetry_collection)
formal sonnet variations, dialogue sonnets first emerged in Italy. Usually they are comparatively rare, but the approach was taken up as the sonnet form
Dialogue_sonnet
Sonnet cycle by Edmund Spenser
Written not long since by Edmunde Spenser. The volume included the sequence of 89 sonnets, along with a series of short poems called Anacreontics and Epithalamion
Amoretti
Form of literary device
of love. Shakespeare’s sonnet sequence, for example, seeks to discover new ways of imagining love. In Shakespeare’s sonnet 130, he describes the lady’s
Poetic_device
The sonnet was a popular form of poetry during the Romantic period: William Wordsworth wrote 523, John Keats 67, Samuel Taylor Coleridge 48, and Percy
English_Romantic_sonnets
Poem by William Shakespeare
Sonnet 126 is one of 154 sonnets by William Shakespeare. It is the final member of the Fair Youth sequence, in which the poet shows how Time and Nature
Sonnet_126
Poem by William Shakespeare
is a procreation sonnet within the Fair Youth sequence. Sonnet 2 is an English or Shakespearean sonnet, which consists of three quatrains followed by
Sonnet_2
Jamaican American writer and poet (1890–1948)
Harlem: Negro Metropolis and satirized in Amiable With Big Teeth. His sonnet sequence, "The Cycle," published posthumously in the Complete Poems, deals at
Claude_McKay
Poem by William Shakespeare
Sonnet 57 is one of 154 sonnets written by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare. It is a member of the Fair Youth sequence, in which the
Sonnet_57
Poem by William Shakespeare
the procreation sonnets, even though it does not contain an encouragement to procreate. The sonnet is within the Fair Youth sequence. Also known as "When
Sonnet_15
Poem by William Shakespeare
Sonnet 94 is one of 154 sonnets written by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare. It is a member of the Fair Youth sequence, in which the
Sonnet_94
Poem by William Shakespeare
Sonnet 66 is one of 154 sonnets written by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare. It's a member of the Fair Youth sequence, in which the
Sonnet_66
Poem by William Shakespeare
poet William Shakespeare. It is considered one of the Fair Youth sequence. This sonnet is a continuation of the theme of inner substance versus outward
Sonnet_54
Poem by William Shakespeare
procreation sonnets (Sonnets 1-17) with which the Fair Youth sequence opens. Sonnet 17 questions the poet's descriptions of the sequence's young man, believing
Sonnet_17
several versions of Wroth's sonnet sequence Pamphilia to Amphilanthus, distributed throughout the prose and reproduced in sequence at the end of the volume
The Countess of Montgomery's Urania
The_Countess_of_Montgomery's_Urania
First World War allied offensive operation
Sailly-le-Sec. In his 1928 sonnet sequence This Man's Army, Wyeth described the mission in detail in his six interlinked "Chipilly Ridge sonnets." According to Bradley
Battle_of_Amiens_(1918)
Poem by William Shakespeare
Shakespeare. It is a procreation sonnet within the Fair Youth sequence. In the sonnet, the poet goes through a series of images of mortality, such as
Sonnet_12
English poet (c. 1552–1599)
relative of Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork. He addressed to her the sonnet sequence Amoretti. The marriage was celebrated in Epithalamion. They had a son
Edmund_Spenser
Dutch poet
Golgotha) and the sonnet sequence Ballade van de gasfitter (1953;Ballad of the gasfitter). J.M. Coetzee included this sonnet sequence in an anthology of
Gerrit_Achterberg
Poem by William Shakespeare
procreation sonnets, within the Fair Youth sequence. Although the previous sonnet, Sonnet 15, does not overtly discuss procreation, Sonnet 16 opens with
Sonnet_16
and writer. He wrote in English and was the author of the sonnet sequence the Calpean Sonnets (1957). In the 2004 Encyclopedia of Post-Colonial Literatures
Leopoldo_Sanguinetti
1939 book by W. H. Auden and Christopher Isherwood
their observations of the Sino-Japanese War; and "In Time of War: A Sonnet Sequence with a Verse Commentary" by Auden, with reflections on the contemporary
Journey_to_a_War
Poem by William Shakespeare
what is referred to as the Fair Youth sequence. Sonnet 55 is an English or Shakespearean sonnet. The English sonnet contains three quatrains followed by
Sonnet_55
Topics referred to by the same term
East German film Corona (solitaire), a card game Crown of sonnets, a type of sonnet sequence Corona (novel), a Star Trek novel by Greg Bear "Corona", a
Corona
1609 poem by William Shakespeare
example of the female-voiced complaint, which is frequently appended to sonnet sequences. Other examples include Samuel Daniel's "Complaint to Rosamund", which
A_Lover's_Complaint
1941 novel by Ellen Glasgow
Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1942. The title is a quote from the sonnet sequence Modern Love by George Meredith: "Ah, what a dusty answer gets the soul/
In_This_Our_Life_(novel)
American movement in 20th-century poetry
publishing the sonnets would have revealed the affair to his wife, Berryman didn't actually publish the sequence, titled Berryman's Sonnets, until 1967,
Confessional_poetry
Poem by William Shakespeare
Sonnet 23 is one of a sequence of 154 sonnets written by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare, and is a part of the Fair Youth sequence
Sonnet_23
Poem by William Shakespeare
Sonnet 104 is one of 154 sonnets written by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare. It is a member of the Fair Youth sequence, in which the
Sonnet_104
Poem by William Shakespeare
Shakespeare's Sonnet 53, presumably addressed to the same young man as the other sonnets in the first part of the sequence, raises some of the most common
Sonnet_53
Poem by William Shakespeare
Shakespeare's sonnet collection, Sonnet 147 lies within the Dark Lady sonnets sequence (Sonnets 127-154), following the Fair Youth sequence (Sonnets 1-126).
Sonnet_147
Poem by William Shakespeare
It is a procreation sonnet within the Fair Youth sequence. As with the other procreation sonnets, it urges a young man to settle down with a wife and
Sonnet_8
American poet
giving a reading. Dillon was the inspiration for Millay's epic 52-sonnet sequence Fatal Interview and they later collaborated on translations from Charles
George_Dillon_(poet)
Irish artist
Traquair, including: enamels; illuminated manuscripts of Rossetti's sonnet sequence "Willowwood;" a piano with a case made by Traquair's friend and artistic
Phoebe_Anna_Traquair
Poem by William Shakespeare
Sonnet 60 is one of 154 sonnets written by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare. It's a member of the Fair Youth sequence, in which the
Sonnet_60
Poem by William Shakespeare
sequence. Sonnet 5 is linked to Sonnet 6, which continues the theme of distillation. Sonnet 5 is an English or Shakespearean sonnet. English sonnets consist
Sonnet_5
Artistic, literary, musical and intellectual genre and movement
artistry to Russian literature. His best-known work is a novel as sonnet sequence, Eugene Onegin. An entire new generation of poets including Mikhail
Romantic_poetry
American poet (1917–1977)
Scott wrote, "The three sonnet sequences Lowell published in 1973 ... occupy nearly 300 pages, and reading them, one damn sonnet after the other, induces
Robert_Lowell
Poem by William Shakespeare
Shakespeare. It is a procreation sonnet within the Fair Youth sequence. In the sonnet, Shakespeare uses a rather harsh tone to admonish the young man
Sonnet_10
not as widely read as Wroth's prose romance Urania or her romantic sonnet sequence Pamphilia to Amphilanthus, but has been receiving more attention with
Love's_Victory
Poem by William Shakespeare
is a procreation sonnet within the Fair Youth sequence. Sonnet 14 is an English or Shakespearean sonnet, which consists of three quatrains followed by
Sonnet_14
Poetry anthology by Petrarch
expression. Of its 366 poems, the vast majority are in sonnet form (317), though the sequence contains a number of canzoni (29), sestine (9), madrigals
Il_Canzoniere
1850 sonnet collection by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
her husband Robert Browning insisted they were the best sequence of English-language sonnets since Shakespeare's time and urged her to publish them. To
Sonnets_from_the_Portuguese
1897 letter written by Oscar Wilde
six months in prison for libel against Winston Churchill, he wrote a sonnet sequence entitled In Excelsis ("In the heights"), intentionally referencing
De_Profundis_(letter)
English poet and essayist (1840–1922)
colonised peoples, but their urge to make money out of them." His prison sonnet sequence In vinculis ("In chains", 1888) marks a turning point in his writing
Wilfrid_Scawen_Blunt
hendecasyllable and Alexandrine are the most widely used meters. Sonnet sequence Spenserian sonnet Sijo Stichic: a poem composed of lines of the same approximate
Glossary_of_poetry_terms
(2018) is a sequence of poems and dramatic interludes which focus on Medea's religious encounter with Hecate. It includes a sonnet sequence composed of
Cultural_depictions_of_Medea
1784 poetry collection by Charlotte Smith
sonnets and eight other poems. Sonnet I ["The partial muse"] * Sonnet II, "Written at the Close of Spring" * Sonnet III, "To a Nightingale" * Sonnet IV
Elegiac_Sonnets
Poem by William Shakespeare
Sonnet 4 is one of 154 sonnets written by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare. It is a procreation sonnet within the Fair Youth sequence
Sonnet_4
British writer, theologian, and literary critic (1886-1945)
Conway, following a long courtship during which he presented her with a sonnet sequence that would later become his first published book of poetry, The Silver
Charles Williams (British writer)
Charles_Williams_(British_writer)
Dogri-Pehliyaan Banga – A sonnet sequence of 200 sonnets, 1987 Viyogi created his original masterpiece, Pehliyaan Banga, a book of 200 Dogri sonnets at a time when
Kunwar_Viyogi
Poem by William Shakespeare
Sonnet 24 is one of 154 sonnets written by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare, and is a part of the Fair Youth sequence. In the sonnet
Sonnet_24
Poem by William Shakespeare
Sonnet 145 is one of Shakespeare's sonnets. It forms part of the Dark Lady sequence of sonnets and is the only one written not in iambic pentameter, but
Sonnet_145
English sonneteer, poet and friend of Edmund Spenser
William Smith (15??-16??) was an English poet who published a sonnet sequence entitled Chloris in 1596. Nothing is known about his life except that he
William_Smith_(poet)
Poem by William Shakespeare
Sonnet 101 is one of 154 sonnets written by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare. It is a member of the Fair Youth sequence, in which the
Sonnet_101
Poem by William Shakespeare
Shakespeare's Sonnet 47 is one of the Fair Youth sequence, addressed to a well-born young man. More locally, it is a thematic continuation of Sonnet 46. My heart
Sonnet_47
Poem by William Shakespeare
Sonnet 109 is one of 154 sonnets written by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare. It's a member of the Fair Youth sequence, in which the
Sonnet_109
Poem by William Shakespeare
Sonnet 64 is one of 154 sonnets written by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare. It is a member of the Fair Youth sequence, in which the
Sonnet_64
American poet and scholar (1914–1972)
affair with a married woman named Chris Haynes, documented in a long sonnet sequence that he refrained from publishing in part because that would have revealed
John_Berryman
Poem by William Shakespeare
Shakespeare. It is a procreation sonnet within the Fair Youth sequence. In the sonnet, the speaker declares his admiration and love for the beauty of
Sonnet_13
A Sonnet Sequence for Peter, Martin & Pejk". Five Fingers Review (20): 21–23. — (8 August 2002). "'Swimming Circles in Copenhagen: A Sonnet Sequence '
Anne_Carson_bibliography
Poem by William Shakespeare
previous three sonnets. Sonnet 27 similarly deals with night, sleep, and dreams. Sonnet 43 is an English or Shakespearean sonnet. English sonnets contain three
Sonnet_43
Poem by William Shakespeare
Sonnet 98 is one of 154 sonnets written by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare. It is a member of the Fair Youth sequence, in which the
Sonnet_98
Poem by William Shakespeare
Sonnet 121 is one of 154 sonnets written by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare. It is a member of the Fair Youth sequence, in which the
Sonnet_121
Poetic persona in Shakespeare's sonnets
Dark Lady distinguishes itself from the Fair Youth sequence by being overtly sexual. Among these, Sonnet 151 has been characterised as "bawdy" and is used
Dark_Lady_(Shakespeare)
English poet (1562–1613)
English poet, known particularly for Diana, one of the first English sonnet sequences. In 1591 he converted to Catholicism, and lived in exile on the continent
Henry_Constable
Anthology of English poetry
the last large use of sonnet form for several decades, in published work, until the appearance of Philip Sidney's sonnet sequence Astrophel and Stella
Tottel's_Miscellany
Poem by William Shakespeare
Sonnet 26 is one of 154 sonnets written by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare, and is a part of the Fair Youth sequence. The sonnet is
Sonnet_26
Poem by William Shakespeare
Sonnet 65 is one of 154 sonnets written by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare. It is a member of the Fair Youth sequence, in which the
Sonnet_65
English poet, playwright and novelist (1837–1909)
the French Republic" is dedicated to Victor Hugo; and "Dirae" is a sonnet sequence of vituperative attacks against those whom Swinburne believed to be
Algernon_Charles_Swinburne
15th-century English noble
Hearth (1971) Suffolk is one of the three dedicatees of Geoffrey Hill's sonnet sequence, "Funeral Music" (first published in Stand magazine; collected in King
William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk
William_de_la_Pole,_1st_Duke_of_Suffolk
Poem by William Shakespeare
Sonnet 71 is one of 154 sonnets written by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare. It's a member of the Fair Youth sequence, in which the
Sonnet_71
Poetry on the topic of war
Wilfred Owen," published the sonnet sequence, Tier rang gewaltig mit Tier ("Beast Strove Mightily with Beast"). The 60 sonnets that comprise Tier rang gewaltig
War_poetry
Poem by John Donne
the sequence of the poems was different from that found in Herbert Grierson’s edition from 1912; that is why Holy Sonnet XIV features as Holy Sonnet X in
Batter my heart, three-person'd God
Batter_my_heart,_three-person'd_God
1843 novel by Honoré de Balzac
Poets), begins, Lucien has already written a historical novel and a sonnet sequence, whereas David is a scientist. Theirs is a fraternity of poetic aspiration
Illusions_perdues
SONNET SEQUENCE
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Female
Scottish
Scottish feminine form of English John, JENNET means "God is gracious."
Surname or Lastname
French
French : from the medieval personal name Bonettus, a diminutive of Latin bonus ‘good’.French : occasionally, a Gascon variant of Bonneau.English and French : metonymic occupational name for a milliner, or a nickname for a wearer of unusual headgear, from Middle English bonet, Old French bon(n)et ‘bonnet’, ‘hat’. This word is found in medieval Latin as abonnis, but is of unknown origin.In Germany the name was borne by Waldensians, of French origin.A Bonnet from the Charente region of France is documented in Montreal in 1670 with the secondary surname Lafortune.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Lancashire)
English (chiefly Lancashire) : nickname for a handsome person, especially a large or well-built one, from northern dialect bonnie ‘fine’, ‘beautiful’ (still in common use in northern England and Scotland).French : eastern variant of Bonnet 2.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Sonny, SONNIE means "youngster."
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Bennett, BENNET means "blessed."
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and Irish
English, Scottish, and Irish : nickname from Middle English boner(e), bonour ‘gentle’, ‘courteous’, ‘handsome’ (Old French bonnaire, from the phrase de bon(ne) aire ‘of good bearing or appearance’, from which also comes modern English debonair).Welsh : Anglicized form of Welsh ap Ynyr ‘son of Ynyr’, a common medieval personal name derived from Latin Honorius.Swedish : unexplained.
Female
German
German form of Russian Sonya, SONJE means "wisdom."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Son.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant of Sonne.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : variant of Bonney or Scottish Bonnie.Swiss French : variant of Bonnet.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Linette, LINNET means "little lake."Â
Male
Turkish
Turkish name SONER means "last man."
Male
Irish
Variant spelling of Irish Gaelic Donn, DONNE means "brown."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Sanger 2.
Boy/Male
French
Wise.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Connor, CONNER means "hound-lover."
Boy/Male
Sikh
Good principles or prudent or righteous, Love, A kind hearted person
Male
English
English pet name transferred to forename use, SONNY means "youngster."
Girl/Female
Hindu
A singing bird
Female
Irish
Variant spelling of Irish Gobnait, possibly GOBNET means "little smith."
Male
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of English Kenneth, KENNET means both "comely; finely made" and "born of fire."Â
SONNET SEQUENCE
SONNET SEQUENCE
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Glorious
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
The Lord of the World Vishnu; Lord of the Earth; Lord of the Universe; Lord Vishnu
Boy/Male
African, Arabic, Farsi, German, Greek, Hindu, Indian, Indonesian, Iranian, Japanese, Muslim, Sindhi, Swahili
Moses; Drawn out of the Water; Enemy to the Gods of the Dead; A Prophets Name; Moses in English
Girl/Female
American, Anglo, British, English, Spanish
Noble Woman; Shield
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Cheerful
Boy/Male
Arabic
Lion
Boy/Male
Hindu
Male
Scottish
Scottish surname transferred to forename use, derived from the name of a river of Celtic origin, LEITH means "flowing water."
Boy/Male
Indian
Honorable, Outstanding
Female
Irish
Short form of Irish Gaelic Fionnuala, NUALA means "white shoulder."
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n.
A covering for the head, worn by women, usually protecting more or less the back and sides of the head, but no part of the forehead. The shape of the bonnet varies greatly at different times; formerly the front part projected, and spread outward, like the mouth of a funnel.
pl.
of Bonne bouche
v. i.
To join, unite, or cohere; to have a close relation; as, one line of railroad connects with another; one argument connect with another.
n.
A composer of sonnets.
a.
Protected by a bonnet. See Bonnet, 4 (a).
n.
A signal call on a trumpet or cornet for entrance or exit on the stage.
n.
See Rennet.
n.
See Sennit .
n.
Any one of several species of fringilline birds of the genera Linota, Acanthis, and allied genera, esp. the common European species (L. cannabina), which, in full summer plumage, is chestnut brown above, with the breast more or less crimson. The feathers of its head are grayish brown, tipped with crimson. Called also gray linnet, red linnet, rose linnet, brown linnet, lintie, lintwhite, gorse thatcher, linnet finch, and greater redpoll. The American redpoll linnet (Acanthis linaria) often has the crown and throat rosy. See Redpoll, and Twite.
n.
One who has sinned; especially, one who has sinned without repenting; hence, a persistent and incorrigible transgressor; one condemned by the law of God.
v. i.
To act as a sinner.
v. t.
To connect.
n.
Alt. of Blue-bonnet
a.
The common yellow-flowered avens of Europe (Geum urbanum); herb bennet. The name is sometimes given to other plants, as the hemlock, valerian, etc.
v. i.
To take off the bonnet or cap as a mark of respect; to uncover.
v. i.
To compose sonnets.
n.
A troop of cavalry; -- so called from its being accompanied by a cornet player.
n.
Anything resembling a bonnet in shape or use
n.
A sonant letter.
n.
See Bonnet monkey, under Bonnet.