bonnet
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.
to put a bonnet on.
Origin of bonnet
1Other words from bonnet
- bon·net·less, adjective
- bon·net·like, adjective
Other definitions for Bonnet (2 of 2)
Georges [zhawrzh], /ʒɔrʒ/, 1889–1973, French statesman.
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How to use bonnet in a sentence
The sidewalks too were littered with men and women, hatless and bonnetless, who had rushed out of the houses.
The Poison Belt | Arthur Conan DoyleThey are laughing gaily, and their feet trip lightly, as hatless and bonnetless they hasten to him.
The bonnetless woman nodded a pleasant acknowledgment, and coquettishly wound the vine in her glossy hair.
A Waif of the Plains | Bret HarteI had said but a few words to her when Mrs. Lecks entered, bonnetless and shawlless, and with her knitting in her hand.
The Dusantes | Frank R. StocktonThey were at the entrance to Mrs. Riley's shop, and that good woman was bare-armed and bonnetless in the cold north wind.
When Ghost Meets Ghost | William Frend De Morgan
British Dictionary definitions for bonnet
/ (ˈbɒnɪt) /
any of various hats worn, esp formerly, by women and girls, usually framing the face and tied with ribbons under the chin
Also called: (in Scotland) bunnet (ˈbʌnɪt)
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
Origin of bonnet
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for Bonnet
[ bô-nĕ′ ]
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.
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Other Idioms and Phrases with bonnet
see bee in one's bonnet.
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