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bonnet
1[bon-it]
noun
a hat, usually tying under the chin and often framing the face, formerly much worn by women but now worn mostly by children.
Informal.any hat worn by women.
Chiefly Scot.a man's or boy's cap.
a bonnetlike headdress.
an Indian war bonnet.
any of various hoods, covers, or protective devices.
a cowl, hood, or wind cap for a fireplace or chimney, to stabilize the draft.
the part of a valve casing through which the stem passes and that forms a guide and seal for the stem.
a chamber at the top of a hot-air furnace from which the leaders emerge.
Chiefly British.an automobile hood.
Nautical.a supplementary piece of canvas laced to the foot of a fore-and-aft sail, especially a jib, in light winds.
verb (used with object)
to put a bonnet on.
Bonnet
2[baw-ne]
noun
Georges 1889–1973, French statesman.
bonnet
/ ˈɒɪ /
noun
any of various hats worn, esp formerly, by women and girls, usually framing the face and tied with ribbons under the chin
Also called: bunnet.
a soft cloth cap
formerly, a flat brimless cap worn by men
the hinged metal part of a motor vehicle body that provides access to the engine, or to the luggage space in a rear-engined vehicle
a cowl on a chimney
nautical a piece of sail laced to the foot of a foresail to give it greater area in light winds
(in the US and Canada) a headdress of feathers worn by some tribes of American Indians, esp formerly as a sign of war
Bonnet
Swiss naturalist who discovered parthenogenesis when he observed that aphid eggs could develop without fertilization. Bonnet was also one of the first scientists to study photosynthesis.
Other Word Forms
- bonnetless adjective
- bonnetlike adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of Bonnet1
Word History and Origins
Origin of Bonnet1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
His SUV was riddled with bullets, the windscreen shattered, the bonnet punctured.
Jessi adds the docudrama shows how "we are all normal and everyday girls, not people wearing bonnets and churning butter like you might think".
Posing on the cover of Rolling Stone while wearing almost nothing but a feathered war bonnet was supposed to mark Avery’s national success and celebrate her pride as a member of the Muscogee tribe.
One man was seen being thrown onto the bonnet and bouncing off the windscreen, before falling to the ground.
"I saw a gentleman on the bonnet and the rest was just chaos," he said.
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