bonnet /bonˈit/

1. A woman's head-covering, tied on by ribbons, etc
2. A man's soft cap (now Scot)
3. An additional part laced to the foot of jibs, or other fore-and-aft sails, to gather more wind (nautical)
4. A wire cowl over a chimney top
5. The cover of a motor-car engine, or of various parts of machinery, etc
6. The second stomach of a ruminant
7. A raised portion between guns at a salient (fortification)
8. A decoy or pretended player or bidder at a gaming-table or an auction, the accomplice of a thimblerigger or other petty swindler

1. To put a bonnet on
2. To crush someone's own hat over the eyes of (someone)

bonnˈeted adjective

bonnˈethead noun

The shovelhead shark

bonnet laird noun (Scot)

A small landowner (who wore a bonnet, not the hat of the gentry)

bonnet monkey noun

An Indian macaque (from the appearance of the head)

bonnˈet-piece noun

A gold coin of James V of Scotland, on which the king wears a bonnet

bonnet-rouge /bon-ā-roozh/ noun (French)

The red cap of liberty of the French Revolution, in the form of a Phrygian cap

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