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单词 bonnet
释义 bon·net
I. \ˈbänə̇t, usu -d.+V\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English bonet, from Middle French bonet, bonnet, from Medieval Latin abonnis
1.
 a.
  (1) chiefly Scotland : a man's or boy's cap
  (2) : a brimless Scotch cap of seamless woolen fabric having usually an ample soft crown and a snug headband — compare balmoral, tam-o'-shanter
 b.
  (1) : a woman's head covering of cloth or straw usually tied under the chin with ribbons or strings and made with or without a brim, formerly fashionable but now worn chiefly by children or as part of a uniform or habit — see poke bonnet, sunbonnet
  (2) : a woman's hat
 c. : any bizarre, out-of-the-ordinary, or out-of-fashion headgear
  < the 19th century bonnet of a German infantryman >
  < the steeple-shaped bonnet worn by women in medieval times >
 d. : warbonnet
2. : something shaped like or suggestive of the shape of a bonnet and used to cover, protect, or enclose: as
 a. : an additional piece of canvas laced to the foot of a jib or foresail
 b.
  (1) : the second stomach of a ruminant — compare reticulum
  (2) : a horny excrescence on the head of the southern right whale
 c. chiefly Midland
  (1) : spatterdock — usually used in plural
  (2) : the infolded cornucopia-shaped leaf of the southern spatterdock
 d.
  (1) : the cover or roof of a mine cage
  (2) : a projecting hood over the platform of a railroad car
  (3) Britain : hood 3h(2)
  (4) : the parasol-shaped appliance that protects the valve of an airship or balloon against rain
 e.
  (1) : a spark arrester for a locomotive funnel
  (2) : the metal shield or cover for the gauze of a miner's safety lamp
  (3) : a cover for an open fireplace or a cowl or hood to increase the draft of a chimney
  (4) : the usually slightly tapered upper part of the casing of a hot-air furnace from which the hot-air ducts project — called also hood
 f.
  (1) : a metal covering for valve chambers, hydrants, or ventilators
  (2) : a cap placed over wooden piles to prevent their brooming especially when being driven
3. Britain : shill
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
intransitive verb
: to remove the bonnet in token of respect
transitive verb
1. : to provide with or dress in a bonnet
 < a mother bonneting her children >
 < bonneted highlanders >
: to furnish with or as if with a bonnet
 < all residences … are white, bonneted with red tile — Aubrey Drury >
2. : to crush (a person's) hat down around the head
 < getting drunk and bonneting a policeman on Boat Race night — Atlantic >
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