English Explanatory Dictionary

bonnet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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. The polishing head of a power buffer, often made of wool.
  4. The hinged cover over the engine of a motor car.
  5. A length of canvas attached to a fore-and-aft sail to increase the pulling power.
  6. An accomplice of a gambler, auctioneer, etc., who entices others to bet or to bid.
  7. The second stomach of a ruminant.
  8. A ducat, an old Scottish coin worth 40 shillings.
  9. Anything resembling a bonnet (hat) in shape or use.
  10. A small defence work at a salient angle; or a part of a parapet elevated to screen the other part from enfilade fire.
  11. A metallic canopy, or projection, over an opening, as a fireplace, or a cowl or hood to increase the draught of a chimney, etc.
  12. A frame of wire netting over a locomotive chimney, to prevent escape of sparks.
verb
  1. To put a bonnet on.
  2. To take off the bonnet or cap as a mark of respect; to uncover.
  3. To pull the bonnet or cap down over the eyes of.
name
  1. A surname from French.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɒnɪt/ /ˈbɑnɪt/ /ˈbɑnət/ en-us-bonnet.ogg EN-AU ck1 bonnet.ogg

Word forms

bonnet bonnets bunnet bonneting bonnetting bonneted bonnetted

Etymology

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 Germanic 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.

Synonyms

tam o'shanter hood block

Related words

boot

Derived words

bee in one's bonnet blue bonnet Bonnet Bay bonnet bellflower bonnet drama bonneted bonnethead bonnet laird bonnetless bonnetlike bonnet macaque bonnet monkey bonnet piece bonnet ripper bonnet skewer bonnet snail bonnetstring bride's bonnet bug in one's bonnet coal-scuttle bonnet doctor's bonnet Glengarry bonnet granny's bonnet old maid's bonnet on it like a car bonnet poke bonnet poky bonnet scoop bonnet Scotch bonnet sunbonneted sun-bonneted sunbonnet sun bonnet Tudor bonnet unbonnet war bonnet Bonnet-Dechaume-Blanc syndrome Charles Bonnet syndrome Gauss-Bonnet theorem

Translations

Finnish: piipunhattu Finnish: hattu
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