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Bonnet

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Noun

1. bonnet, poke bonnet

a hat tied under the chin

2. bonnet, cowl, cowling, hood

protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine

Example Sentences:
'there are powerful engines under the hoods of new cars'
'the mechanic removed the cowling in order to repair the plane's engine'

Verb

3. bonnet

dress in a bonnet

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bonnet

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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 called: ()in in Scotland bunnet (ˈbʌnɪt )
a. 
a soft cloth cap
b. 
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 indigenous American tribes, esp formerly as a sign of war

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Bonnet

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noun
1. 
in Scotland, a flat, brimless cap, worn by men and boys
2. 
a. 
a hat with a chin ribbon, worn by children and women
b.  Informal
any hat worn by women or girls
3. 
a. 
a metal covering, hood, or cowl, as over a fireplace, stove, or chimney for draft or ventilation
b.  British
an automobile hood
4.  Nautical
a strip of canvas fastened by lacing to the bottom of a sail to increase sail area
verb transitive
5. 
to put a bonnet on

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Bonnet

see synonyms of bonnet
n.
1.
a. A hat of cloth or straw, often held in place by ribbons tied under the chin and traditionally worn by women and children.
b. Scots A brimless cap traditionally worn by men or boys.
2. A removable metal plate over a machine part, such as a valve.
3. Chiefly British The hood of an automobile.
4.
a. A windscreen for a chimney.
b. A cover for a fireplace.
5. Nautical A strip of canvas laced to a fore-and-aft sail to increase sail area.
tr.v. bon·net·ed, bon·net·ing, bon·nets
To put a bonnet on.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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