bonnet
bonnet
Definition
bon·net (bän′it)
noun
- in Scotland, a flat, brimless cap, worn by men and boys
- a hat with a chin ribbon, worn by children and women
- Informal any hat worn by women or girls
- a metal covering, hood, or cowl, as over a fireplace, stove, or chimney for draft or ventilation
- Brit. an automobile hood
- Naut. a strip of canvas fastened by lacing to the bottom of a sail to increase sail area
Etymology: ME & OFr bonet < ML bonitum aphetic < abonnis, kind of cap
transitive verb
to put a bonnet on
bonnet
Synonyms
bonnet
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- car: I'm quite at home under the bonnet of a car.
Converse of object
- lift: Like asking a car mechanic to work on the car without lifting the bonnet!
- wear: Doctors in full dress wear the velvet bonnet with Spectrum blue chord.
- pop: I popped the bonnet ( am I really that untrusting?
- open: ENGINE Open the bonnet, the lever is at the bottom right hand side of the drivers side dash.
Adjective modifier
- Tudor-style: Sir Edward wore a formal gown of blue and gold damask silk and a Tudor-style academic bonnet in gold silk.
- Scotch: I am much indebted to you, sir, for a Scotch bonnet is fitted neither to my years nor my gravity.
- straw: The men and boys were given black woolen hats and the women and girls coarse straw bonnets " .
- blue: The blue bonnet was another traditional Scottish item of clothing.
- black: I'm well-known in these parts. ' The clerk stared at him and the rusty black bonnet a moment, and then laughed.
Modifies a noun
- bulge: Distinctive bonnet bulges are necessary to cover the tall C-series engine.
- hinge: The one-piece bonnet hinges from the front to give unparalleled access to the engine and front suspension.
- badge: The colors result from artistic interpretation as the actual bonnet badge is silver.
- pepper: Reduce heat to low and place the scotch bonnet pepper on top of liquid.
- catch: A view of the wing near the bonnet catch.
- maker: Louisa is soon sent out as an apprentice to Mrs. Smart, a straw bonnet maker in Holborn.
Noun used with modifier
- scotch: Close cousin to the scotch bonnet, they come in all colors.
- poke: At the end of the century the waistline rose and the poke bonnet evolved.
- aluminum: He ran a dummy generator with just a pulley to save weight as well as a one-piece aluminum bonnet and cycle front wings.
- car: Ollie was sitting on his car bonnet swaying to the beat - a true party cat.
bonnet Quotes
To the Lords of convention 'twas Claver'se who spoke, 'Ere the King's crown shall fall there are crowns to be broke; So let each Cavalier who loves honour and me, Come follow the bonnet of Bonny Dundee.'
