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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 > |