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bonnet
(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
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
- 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.
- A removable metal plate over a machine part, such as a valve.
- Chiefly British The hood of an automobile.
- a. A windscreen for a chimney.b. A cover for a fireplace.
- Nautical A strip of canvas laced to a fore-and-aft sail to increase sail area.
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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