• Bonnet

    Pronunciation

    • UK IPA: /ˈbÉ’n.ɪt/, /ˈbɑː.nɪt/
    • Rhymes: -É’nɪt

    Alternative forms

    • (Scottish brimless hat) bunnet

    Origin

    From Middle English bonet, from Middle French bonet (Modern French bonnet), from Old French bonet ("material from which hats are made"), from Frankish *bunni ("that which is bound"), from Proto-Germanic *bundiją ("bundle"), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- ("to tie"). Compare also Late Latin abbonis, obbonis ("ribbon of a headdress"), also of origin, from Frankish *obbunni, from *ob- ("above, over") + *bunni. Cognate with Old High German gibunt ("band, ribbon"), Middle Dutch bont ("bundle, truss"), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌹 (gabundi, "bond"). More at over, bundle.

    Full definition of bonnet

    Noun

    bonnet

    (plural bonnets)
    1. A type of hat, once worn by women or children, held in place by ribbons tied under the chin.
    2. A traditional Scottish woollen brimless cap; a bunnet.
    3. (by extension) The polishing head of a power buffer, often made of wool.
    4. (Australia, British, NZ, South Africa, automotive) The hinged cover over the engine of a motor car; a hood.
    5. (nautical) A length of canvas attached to a fore-and-aft sail to increase the pulling power.
    6. (obsolete, slang) An accomplice of a gambler, auctioneer, etc., who entices others to bet or to bid.
    7. The second stomach of a ruminant.
    8. Anything resembling a bonnet (hat) in shape or use.
      1. A small defence work at a salient angle; or a part of a parapet elevated to screen the other part from enfilade fire.
      2. A metallic canopy, or projection, over an opening, as a fireplace, or a cowl or hood to increase the draught of a chimney, etc.
      3. A frame of wire netting over a locomotive chimney, to prevent escape of sparks.
      4. A roofing over the cage of a mine, to protect its occupants from objects falling down the shaft.
      5. In pumps, a metal covering for the openings in the valve chambers.

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    Verb

    1. (obsolete) To take off the bonnet or cap as a mark of respect; to uncover.
    2. (dated, transitive) To pull the bonnet or cap down over the head of.

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