Definitions of Bonnet [ˈbɒn ɪt]

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Definition of 'Bonnet'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) bonnet
a hat, usu. tying under the chin and often framing the face, formerly much worn by women but now worn mostly by children.

2.  bonnet
any hat worn by women.

3.  bonnet
Scot. a man's or boy's cap.

4.  bonnet
any bonnetlike headdress.

5.  bonnet
a cowl, hood, or cap for stabilizing the draft in a fireplace or chimney.

6.  bonnet
a covering for a valve stem.

7.  bonnet
Brit. an automobile hood.

8.  bonnet
a supplementary piece of canvas laced to the foot of a fore-and-aft sail.

9. (v.t.) bonnet
to put a bonnet on.

Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME bonet < MF; OF)

Definition of 'Bonnet'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) bonnet, poke bonnet
a hat tied under the chin

2. (verb) hood, bonnet, cowl, cowling
protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine
"there are powerful engines under the hoods of new cars"; "the mechanic removed the cowling in order to repair the plane's engine"

3. (verb) bonnet
dress in a bonnet

Definition of 'Bonnet'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Bonnet
a headdress for men and boys; a cap

2. (noun) Bonnet
a soft, elastic, very durable cap, made of thick, seamless woolen stuff, and worn by men in Scotland

3. (noun) Bonnet
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. (noun) Bonnet
anything resembling a bonnet in shape or use

5. (noun) Bonnet
a small defense work at a salient angle; or a part of a parapet elevated to screen the other part from enfilade fire

6. (noun) Bonnet
a metallic canopy, or projection, over an opening, as a fireplace, or a cowl or hood to increase the draught of a chimney, etc

7. (noun) Bonnet
a frame of wire netting over a locomotive chimney, to prevent escape of sparks

8. (noun) Bonnet
a roofing over the cage of a mine, to protect its occupants from objects falling down the shaft

9. (noun) Bonnet
in pumps, a metal covering for the openings in the valve chambers

10. (noun) Bonnet
an additional piece of canvas laced to the foot of a jib or foresail in moderate winds

11. (noun) Bonnet
the second stomach of a ruminating animal

12. (noun) Bonnet
an accomplice of a gambler, auctioneer, etc., who entices others to bet or to bid; a decoy

13. (verb) Bonnet
to take off the bonnet or cap as a mark of respect; to uncover

Translation of 'Bonnet'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (usually baby's or (old) woman's) head-dress fastened under the chin eg by strings.
Afrikaans: kappie	Arabic: قُبَّعَةٌ، غِطاءٌ للرأس	Bulgarian: боне
Brazilian: touca	Czech: čepeček, klobouček	German: die Haube
Danish: kyse	Greek: σκούφια, γυναικείο μαντίλ	Spanish: gorro, gorra
Estonian: paeltega müts	Farsi: نوعی کلاه	Finnish: hilkka
French: bonnet	Hebrew: כּוֹבָע קָשוּר	Hindi: स्त्रियों की बाहर पहनने व
Croatian: ženski šeširić	Hungarian: főkötő	Indonesian: topi bertali untuk anak-a
Icelandic: kven– eða barnshattur (me	Italian: cappellino, cuffia	Japanese: ボンネット
Korean: 보닛(턱 아래에서 끈을 매는 여자, 어린이,	Lithuanian: skrybėlaitė	Latvian: aube; (bērna) cepurīte
Malay: topi bonet	Dutch: bonnet	Norwegian: kyse
Polish: czepek	Persian: نوعی کلاه	Pashto: یو ډول خوله
Portuguese: touca	Romanian: bonetă	Russian: чепчик; капор
Slovak: čepiec	Slovenian: čepica	Serbian: dečija kapica
Swedish: hätta, kapotthatt	Thai: หมวกสตรีมีสายรัดคาง	Turkish: başlık
Taiwanese: (常指嬰兒或老婦人戴的)有繫帶和帽舌的軟帽	Ukrainian: капелюшок	Urdu: ٹھوڑی کے نیچے باندھنے وال
Vietnamese: mũ sơ sinh	Chinese: （无边有带的）女帽，童帽
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