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Bonnet
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- 1 A surname from French.
- 1 A type of hat, once worn by women or children, held in place by ribbons tied under the chin.
"In the hall, Scarlett saw a bonnet and put it on hurriedly, tying the ribbons under her chin. It was Melanie's black mourning bonnet and it did not fit Scarlett's head but she could not recall where she had put her own bonnet."
- 2 a hat tied under the chin wordnet
- 3 A traditional Scottish woollen brimless cap; a bunnet.
"A shock-head of red hair, which the hat and periwig of the Lowland costume had in a great measure concealed, was seen beneath the Highland bonnet, and verified the epithet of Roy, or Red, by which he was much better known in the low country than by any other, and is still, I suppose, best remembered."
- 4 protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine wordnet
- 5 The polishing head of a power buffer, often made of wool. broadly
"Make sure that the power buffer's lamb's-wool bonnet is clean. Change or rinse the bonnet frequently to avoid scratching the finish. Use the bonnet as a mitten to buff in the crevices and other areas that the power buffer can't reach."
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- 6 The hinged cover over the engine of a motor car, also known as a hood in chiefly Canada and the US. Australia, British, Commonwealth, New-Zealand, South-Africa
"The car is burgundy red, wide and elegant, ten years old but still the boys are impressed and they run to touch it, pressing sticky handprints against the polished bodywork and trying to climb up onto the bonnet."
- 7 A length of canvas attached to a fore-and-aft sail to increase the pulling power.
"And standing along to the Westward, this night we tryed with our mayne coarse and bonnet. On Saturday night we came to an anker, in three fathomes against Sewramo."
- 8 An accomplice of a gambler, auctioneer, etc., who entices others to bet or to bid. obsolete, slang
"“All you have to do is to put a sovereign down on my table, and to find the pea, which I put under one of my thimbles. […] Why,” said the man, “I think you would do to be my bonnet.” “What would the wages be?” I demanded. “Why, to a first-rate bonnet, as I think you would prove, I could afford to give from forty to fifty shillings a week.”"
- 9 The second stomach of a ruminant.
- 10 A ducat, an old Scottish coin worth 40 shillings. historical
- 11 Anything resembling a bonnet (hat) in shape or use.; A small defence work at a salient angle; or a part of a parapet elevated to screen the other part from enfilade fire.
- 12 Anything resembling a bonnet (hat) in shape or use.; A metallic canopy, or projection, over an opening, as a fireplace, or a cowl or hood to increase the draught of a chimney, etc.
- 13 Anything resembling a bonnet (hat) in shape or use.; A frame of wire netting over a locomotive chimney, to prevent escape of sparks.
- 14 Anything resembling a bonnet (hat) in shape or use.; A roofing over the cage of a mine, to protect its occupants from objects falling down the shaft.
- 15 Anything resembling a bonnet (hat) in shape or use.; In pumps, a metal covering for the openings in the valve chambers.
- 16 Anything resembling a bonnet (hat) in shape or use.; A mushroom of the genus Mycena.
- 1 To put a bonnet on. transitive
- 2 dress in a bonnet wordnet
- 3 To take off the bonnet or cap as a mark of respect; to uncover. obsolete
"Hee hath deſerued worthily of his Countrey, and his aſſent is not by ſuch eaſie degrees as thoſe, who hauing beene ſupple and courteous to the People, Bonnetted, without any further deed, to haue them at all into their eſtimation, and report:"
- 4 To pull the bonnet or cap down over the eyes of. dated, transitive
"“You’re a dutiful and affectionate little boy, you are, ain’t you?” said Mr. Weller, “to come a bonnetin’ your father in his old age?”"
Etymology
From Middle English bonet, from Middle French bonet (Modern French bonnet), from Old French bonet (“material from which hats are made”), from Frankish *bunni (“that which is bound”), from Proto-Germanic *bundiją (“bundle”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie”). Compare also Late Latin abbonis, obbonis (“ribbon of a headdress”), also of Germanic origin, from Frankish *obbunni, from *ob- (“above, over”) + *bunni. Cognate with Old High German gibunt (“band, ribbon”), Middle Dutch bont (“bundle, truss”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌹 (gabundi, “bond”). More at over, bundle.
From Middle English bonet, from Middle French bonet (Modern French bonnet), from Old French bonet (“material from which hats are made”), from Frankish *bunni (“that which is bound”), from Proto-Germanic *bundiją (“bundle”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie”). Compare also Late Latin abbonis, obbonis (“ribbon of a headdress”), also of Germanic origin, from Frankish *obbunni, from *ob- (“above, over”) + *bunni. Cognate with Old High German gibunt (“band, ribbon”), Middle Dutch bont (“bundle, truss”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌹 (gabundi, “bond”). More at over, bundle.
Variant of Bonnett, ultimately from French.
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