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bon·net (bänit)

noun

  1. in Scotland, a flat, brimless cap, worn by men and boys
    1. a hat with a chin ribbon, worn by children and women
    2. Informal any hat worn by women or girls
    1. a metal covering, hood, or cowl, as over a fireplace, stove, or chimney for draft or ventilation
    2. Brit. an automobile hood
  2. 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

n.

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.'

—Scott, Sir Walter

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