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adjective

Bonny adj. (Spelled bonnie by the Scotch)

Handsome; beautiful; pretty; attractively lively and graceful. "Till bonny Susan sped across the plain." "Far from the bonnie banks of Ayr."

Gay; merry; frolicsome; cheerful; blithe. "Be you blithe and bonny." "Report speaks you a bonny monk, that would hear the matin chime ere he quitted his bowl."

noun

Bonny n. (Mining) A round and compact bed of ore, or a distinct bed, not communicating with a vein.

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Etymology of 'Bonny'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Bonny" Quotes from Famous Books

... so, my son," answered the old man, cheerfully. "Devotion to her destined savior argues well for bonny Scotland; better do homage unto thee as liege and king, though usurpation hath abridged thy kingdom, than to the hireling of England's Edward, all Scotland at his feet. Men will not kneel to sceptred slaves, nor freemen ...

— The Days of Bruce Vol 1 - A Story from Scottish History • Grace Aguilar

... for that day also. Christmas falls on a Thursday. Friday is the workhouse day for coming out. Mary, remember that old Goody Twoshoes has her invitation for Friday, 26th December! Ninety is she, poor old soul? Ah! what a bonny face to catch under a mistletoe! "Yes, ninety, sir," she says, "and my mother was a hundred, and my grandmother was a ...

— Some Roundabout Papers • W. M. Thackeray

... a sweet girl, with a bonny blue eye, Who was born in the shade The witch-hazel-tree made, Where the brook sang a song All the summer-day long, And the moments, like birdlings went by,— Like the birdlings the ...

— Gifts of Genius - A Miscellany of Prose and Poetry by American Authors • Various

... the kelts you have a positive fight, but as a rule they hang on and move tardily, yet without risk of smashing something you cannot hasten the finale. At the worst they are a little better than pike. The one bonny spring fish was an absolute contrast, though of course even clean salmon in February are not so defiant and reckless in their defiance as they are months later. Let us still be thankful; a kelt is better than nothing, a ...

— Lines in Pleasant Places - Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler • William Senior

... a brave evening for riding," he remarked, "and you have a bonny bit of horseflesh there. You'll get ...

— Audrey • Mary Johnston

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