Question

And the bridegroom stood dangling his bonnet and plume meaning

Answer 1

Answer:

it means that the bridegroom was looking very dazzling while wearing her head scarf and standing innocently.

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Answer 2

And the bridegroom stood dangling his bonnet and plume means that the husband was standing there with his hat and feather ornament swinging from his hands.

EXPLANATION:

The above line has been taken from Walter Scott’s poem Lochinvar. This line features in the sixth stanza of the poem. As the valiant and brave soldier Lochinvar comes to the marriage celebrations of his lover Ellen he is hurt and angered at seeing Ellen marrying someone else.  

So, he offers her a final dance where he sees that Ellen is still in love with him. So as the two lovers dance together, Ellen’s husband stands there helpless, feeling insulted and angry and he keeps his bonnet and plume hanging or rather dangling to show his humiliation.