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Definition of Bonnet

1. Verb. Dress in a bonnet.

2. Noun. A hat tied under the chin.

3. Noun. Protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine. "The mechanic removed the cowling in order to repair the plane's engine"

Definition of Bonnet

1. n. A headdress for men and boys; a cap.

2. v. i. To take off the bonnet or cap as a mark of respect; to uncover.

3. n. The metal cover or shield over the motor.

Definition of Bonnet

1. Noun. A type of hat, once worn by women or children, held in place by ribbons tied under the chin. ¹

2. Noun. A traditional Scottish woollen brimless cap; a bunnet. ¹

3. Noun. (context: by extension) The polishing head of a power buffer, often made of wool. ¹

4. Noun. (Australia British NZ automotive) The hinged cover over the engine of a motor car; a hood. ¹

5. Noun. (nautical) A length of canvas attached to a fore-and-aft sail to increase the pulling power. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bonnet

1. to provide with a bonnet (a type of hat) [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Bonnet

1. 1. A headdress for men and boys; a cap. 2. A soft, elastic, very durable cap, made of thick, seamless woolen stuff, and worn by men in Scotland. "And pis and bonnets waving high." (Sir W. Scott) 3. A covering for the head, worn by women, usually protecting more or less the back and sides of the head, but no part of the forehead. The shape of the bonnet varies greatly at different times; formerly the front part projected, and spread outward, like the mouth of a funnel. 4. Anything resembling a bonnet in shape or use; as, A small defense work at a salient angle; or a part of a parapet elevated to screen the other part from enfilade fire. A metallic canopy, or projection, over an opening, as a fireplace, or a cowl or hood to increase the draught of a chimney, etc. A frame of wire netting over a locomotive chimney, to prevent escape of sparks. A roofing over the cage of a mine, to protect its occupants from objects falling down the shaft. In pumps, a metal covering for the openings in the valve chambers. 5. An additional piece of canvas laced to the foot of a jib or foresail in moderate winds. 6. The second stomach of a ruminating animal. 7. An accomplice of a gambler, auctioneer, etc, who entices others to bet or to bid; a decoy. Bonnet head, an East Indian monkey (Macacus sinicus), with a tuft of hair on its head; the munga. Bonnet piece, a gold coin of the time of James V. Of Scotland, the king's head on which wears a bonnet. To have a bee in the bonnet. See Bee. Black bonnet. See Black. Blue bonnet. Origin: OE. Bonet, OF. Bonet, bonete. F. Bonnet fr. LL. Bonneta, bonetum; orig. The name of a stuff, and of unknown origin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bonnet

bonkbusters bonkbusting bonked bonker bonkers bonkersdom bonkersness bonking bonks bonmot

bonnacon bonnacons bonne bonne bouche bonnes bonnet (current term) bonnet bellflower bonnet drama bonnet dramas bonnet macaque

bonnet monkey bonnet shark bonneted bonnethead bonnetheads bonneting bonnetless bonnetlike bonnets bonnibel

Literary usage of Bonnet

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1844)
"I 've seen that velvet bonnet ! Visions of joy surround my head, ... By what enchantment art thou there, Thou shak'st thine head, thou bonnet! ..."

2. A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert by J. B. Reid (1889)
"J. bonnet. And on his bonnet grav'd was plain, Ye woodbines hanging ... He had a blue bonnet that wanted the crown ; S. Cock up у r ..."

3. Old Virginia and Her Neighbours by John Fiske (1897)
"And even as children once went on a crusade, so we find women climbing the shrouds and tending the guns of pirate ships.2 Major bonnet soon became ..."

4. A Dictionary of Books Relating to America, from Its Discovery to the Present by Joseph Sabin, Wilberforce Eames, Bibliographical Society of America, Robert William Glenroie Vail (1869)
"bonnet (Auguste). Considérations sur les systèmes pénitentiaires en général, et en particulier sur celui de Philadelphie, dont la règle est actuellement ..."

5. A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and ...by Thomas Bayly Howell, William Cobbett by Thomas Bayly Howell, William Cobbett (1816)
"Major bonnet gave orders lor it to be dune. Judge Trott. ... bonnet. 1 did not carry it away, and it was contrary to my inclination. Judge Trott. ..."

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