单词 | bonnet |
释义 | bonnet n.   1. a a woman's or child's hat tied under the chin and usu. with a brim framing the face. b a soft round brimless hat like a beret worn by men and boys in Scotland (cf. TAM-O'-SHANTER). c colloq. any hat.   2. Brit. a hinged cover over the engine of a motor vehicle.   3. the ceremonial feathered head-dress of an American Indian.   4. the cowl of a chimney etc.   5. a protective cap in various machines.   6. Naut. additional canvas laced to the foot of a sail. Phrases and idioms bonnet monkey an Indian macaque, Macaca radiata, with a bonnet-like tuft of hair. Derivatives bonneted adj. Etymology: ME f. OF bonet short for chapel de bonet cap of some kind of material (med.L bonetus) |
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