bonnet

(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

Origin: ME & OFr bonet < ML bonitum aphetic < abonnis, kind of cap

transitive verb

to put a bonnet on

See bonnet in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. a. A hat of cloth or straw, held in place by ribbons tied under the chin, that is worn by women and children.
    b. Scots A brimless cap worn by men or boys.
  2. A removable metal plate over a machine part, such as a valve.
  3. Chiefly British The hood of an automobile.
  4. a. A windscreen for a chimney.
    b. A cover for a fireplace.
  5. Nautical A strip of canvas laced to a fore-and-aft sail to increase sail area.
transitive verb bon·net·ed, bon·net·ing, bon·nets
To put a bonnet on.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English bonet, cap

Origin: , from Old French, material for a headdress

Origin: , perhaps from Medieval Latin obbonis

Origin: , probably of Germanic origin

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