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bonnet

1

[ bon-it ]

noun

  1. a hat, usually tying under the chin and often framing the face, formerly much worn by women but now worn mostly by children.
  2. Informal. any hat worn by women.
  3. Chiefly Scot. a man's or boy's cap.
  4. a bonnetlike headdress:

    an Indian war bonnet.

  5. any of various hoods, covers, or protective devices.
  6. a cowl, hood, or wind cap for a fireplace or chimney, to stabilize the draft.
  7. the part of a valve casing through which the stem passes and that forms a guide and seal for the stem.
  8. a chamber at the top of a hot-air furnace from which the leaders emerge.
  9. Chiefly British. an automobile hood.
  10. 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)

  1. to put a bonnet on.

Bonnet

2

[ baw-ne ]

noun

  1. Georges [zhaw, r, zh], 1889–1973, French statesman.

bonnet

/ ˈbɒnɪt /

noun

  1. any of various hats worn, esp formerly, by women and girls, usually framing the face and tied with ribbons under the chin
  2. Also calledin Scotlandbunnetˈbʌnɪt
    1. a soft cloth cap
    2. formerly, a flat brimless cap worn by men
  3. 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
  4. a cowl on a chimney
  5. nautical a piece of sail laced to the foot of a foresail to give it greater area in light winds
  6. (in the US and Canada) a headdress of feathers worn by some tribes of American Indians, esp formerly as a sign of war
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Bonnet

/ bô-nĕ /

  1. 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of bonnet1

1375–1425; late Middle English bonet < Middle French; Old French bonet material from which hats are made, perhaps < Old Low Franconian *bunni something bound (< Germanic *bund-, noun derivative of *bind- bind; bundle ), with -et -et; compare Late Latin abonnis, obbonis ribbon forming part of a headdress < Germanic, with a prefix corresponding to Middle High German obe- above
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bonnet1

C14: from Old French bonet , from Medieval Latin abonnis , of unknown origin
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Idioms and Phrases

see bee in one's bonnet .
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Example Sentences

While we were discussing the advisability of my departure Geneviève reappeared in the doorway without her bonnet.

I wear a floppy bonnet with peacock feathers and whisper Hail Marys under my breath until noon, when I break for snacks.

I always had this sort of bee in my bonnet about doing my own thing.

In this slim ode to books, the author muses on the life of a serious reader—with Bonnet himself being the ultimate example.

Phantoms On the Bookshelves by Jacques Bonnet Bonnet owns more than 40,000 books.

Mrs. Newbolt was cutting splints for her new sun-bonnet out of a pasteboard box.

The farmer stooped down, and raised the shabby bonnet from the face of the woman to examine her more carefully.

She wore an old poke bonnet and carried a crooked stick, and there seemed to be a hump upon her back.

The hump-backed little figure with poke-bonnet and cane was chased out upon the broken landing.

Do not save on the dress or cloak to buy a more elaborate bonnet, but let the cost be well equalized and the effect will be good.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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