verb
- removing one’s hat or cap as a gesture of respect or courtesy
Usage: archaic
Examples
- The gentleman was unbonneting as he entered the church.
- Unbonneting before a lady was considered proper etiquette in Victorian times.
- The soldiers were unbonneting in honor of their fallen comrades.
- He made a show of unbonneting when greeting his elderly neighbor.
- The custom of unbonneting indoors was strictly observed in formal households.