单词 | bonnet |
释义 | bon·net (bŏnĭt) 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. [Middle English bonet, cap, from Old French, material for a headdress, perhaps from Medieval Latin obbonis, probably of Germanic origin.] |
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