What does bonnet mean?
Definitions for bonnet
ˈbɒn ɪtbon·net
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word bonnet.
Princeton's WordNet
bonnet, poke bonnetnoun
a hat tied under the chin
hood, bonnet, cowl, cowlingverb
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"
bonnetverb
dress in a bonnet
Wiktionary
bonnetnoun
A type of hat, once worn by women or children, held in place by ribbons tied under the chin.
bonnetnoun
A traditional Scottish woollen brimless cap; a bunnet.
bonnetnoun
The polishing head of a power buffer, often made of wool.
bonnetnoun
The hinged cover over the engine of a motor car; a hood.
bonnetnoun
A length of canvas attached to a fore-and-aft sail to increase the pulling power.
Etymology: From bonet, from bonet (Modern bonnet), from bonet, from *, from bundijan, from bhendh-. Compare also abbonis, obbonis, also of origin, from *, from * + *. Cognate with gibunt, bont, 033203300331033F033D03330339. More at over, bundle.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Bonnet
In fortification. A kind of little ravelin, without any ditch, having a parapet three feet high, anciently placed before the points of the saliant angles of the glacis; being pallisadoed round: of late also used before the angles of bastions, and the points of ravelins.
Bonnetnoun
A covering for the head; a hat; a cap.
Etymology: bonet, Fr.
Go to them with this bonnet in thy hand,
And thus far having stretch’d it, here be with them,
Thy knee buffing the stones; for, in such business,
Action is eloquence. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.They had not probably the ceremony of veiling the bonnet in their salutations; for, in medals, they still have it on their heads. Joseph Addison, on ancient Medals.
Wikipedia
Bonnet
A Bonnet is a variety of headgear, hat or cap
ChatGPT
bonnet
A bonnet is a type of headwear that can have several meanings based on different cultural contexts and historical periods. It generally refers to a type of hat that is tied under the chin, typically worn by women or children in the past. In more recent times, the term can also refer to a protective covering for machinery or a part of a vehicle, such as the part covering an engine in a car, known as the "bonnet" in British English.
Webster Dictionary
Bonnetnoun
a headdress for men and boys; a cap
Bonnetnoun
a soft, elastic, very durable cap, made of thick, seamless woolen stuff, and worn by men in Scotland
Bonnetnoun
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
Bonnetnoun
anything resembling a bonnet in shape or use
Bonnetnoun
a small defense work at a salient angle; or a part of a parapet elevated to screen the other part from enfilade fire
Bonnetnoun
a metallic canopy, or projection, over an opening, as a fireplace, or a cowl or hood to increase the draught of a chimney, etc
Bonnetnoun
a frame of wire netting over a locomotive chimney, to prevent escape of sparks
Bonnetnoun
a roofing over the cage of a mine, to protect its occupants from objects falling down the shaft
Bonnetnoun
in pumps, a metal covering for the openings in the valve chambers
Bonnetnoun
an additional piece of canvas laced to the foot of a jib or foresail in moderate winds
Bonnetnoun
the second stomach of a ruminating animal
Bonnetnoun
an accomplice of a gambler, auctioneer, etc., who entices others to bet or to bid; a decoy
Bonnetverb
to take off the bonnet or cap as a mark of respect; to uncover
Wikidata
Bonnet
Bonnet is a term for a wide variety of styles of headgear for both sexes, but most often female, which has been in use from the Middle Ages to the present. It is impossible to generalize as to the styles for which the word has been used, any more than for the alternatives of hat or cap, but there is for both sexes a tendency to use the word for styles in soft material and lacking a brim. However the term has also been used, for example, for steel helmets. This was from Scotland, where the term has long been especially popular. Bonnet derives from the same word in French, where it originally indicated a type of material. In the 21st century, only a few kinds of headgear are still referred to as bonnets, most commonly those worn by babies and Scottish soldiers.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Bonnet
bon′et, n. a covering for the head worn by women, without a brim, tied on by strings, and now letting the whole face be seen, although formerly a bonnet (esp. a Poke′-bonn′et) covered the sides of the face: a soft cap: the velvet cap within a coronet: (fort.) a small work before the salient or flanked angle of the ravelin: (naut.) an additional part laced to the foot of jibs, or other fore-and-aft sails, to gather more wind: a wire-covering over a chimney-top: a decoy or pretended player or bidder at a gaming-table or an auction, the accomplice of a thimble-rigger or other petty swindler.—v.t. to put a bonnet on: to crush a man's hat over his eyes.—adj. and p.adj. Bonn′eted.—ns. Bonn′et-piece, a gold coin of James V. of Scotland, on which the king wears a bonnet instead of a crown; Bonn′et-rouge, the red cap of liberty of the French Revolution, shaped like a nightcap.—Bonnet laird, a Scotch name for a petty landowner who wore a bonnet, not the hat of the gentry.—Balmoral bonnet, a flat cap resembling the Scotch (Lowland) bonnet; Glengarry bonnet, rising to a point in front, with ribbons hanging down behind; Scotch bonnet, of a broad, round, flat shape, of dark-blue colour, with a tuft on the top, the fabric thick-milled woollen, without seam or lining—like the Basque béret. [O. Fr.—Low L. bonnetum, orig. the name of a stuff.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
bonnet
An additional part laced to the foot of the jibs, or other fore-and-aft sails, in small vessels in moderate weather, to gather more wind. They are commonly one-third of the depth of the sails they belong to. Thus we say, "Lace on the bonnet," or "Shake off the bonnet." Bonnets have lately been introduced to secure the foot of an upper-topsail to a lower-topsail yard. The unbonnetted sail is for storm service. Bonnet, in fortification, is a raised portion of the works at any salient angle, having the same plan, but 10 or 12 feet more command than the work on which it is based. It assists in protecting from enfilade, and affords a plunging fire.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
bonnet
In fortification, is a small defense work constructed at salient angles of the glacis or larger works. It consists of two faces only, with a parapet 3 feet high by 10 or 12 feet broad. There is no ditch. A larger kind, with 3 salient angles, is called a priest’s bonnet, or bonnet à prêtre. The use of the bonnet is to check the besiegers when they are attempting to make a lodgment.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
BONNET
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bonnet is ranked #13541 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Bonnet surname appeared 2,240 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Bonnet.
62.9% or 1,409 total occurrences were White.
18.7% or 421 total occurrences were Black.
14.9% or 334 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.6% or 37 total occurrences were of two or more races.
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Anagrams for bonnet »
bent on
benton
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bonnet in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of bonnet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of bonnet in a Sentence
Principal Carlotta Outley Brown:
No one can enter the building or be on the school premises wearing a satin cap or bonnet on their head for any reason, you also cannot wear a shower cap of any kind in the building.
I bet you if he were a car and you opened up his bonnet, there would be a fantastic V8 engine well lubricated and ready to go another 400,000 kilometers.
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- غطاء الرأس, غطاء المحركArabic
- капак, бонеBulgarian
- capóCatalan, Valencian
- Motorhaube, HaubeGerman
- καπώ αυτοκινήτουGreek
- bonete, gorra, cofia, capirote, capucha, capó, cofreSpanish
- kapottEstonian
- کاپوتPersian
- konepelti, hilkkaFinnish
- bonnet, capotFrench
- caidhpIrish
- főkötő, motorháztetőHungarian
- vélarhlíf, húddIcelandic
- cuffia, cofanoItalian
- ボンネットJapanese
- bonetMalay
- motorkap, kapDutch
- capôPortuguese
- капо́т, че́пчик, ка́порRussian
- motorhuvSwedish
- капотUkrainian
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