bonnet

== English == === Alternative forms === (Scottish brimless hat): bunnet === Etymology === From Middle English bonet, from Middle French bonet (Modern French bonnet), from Old French bonet (“material from which hats are made”), from Frankish *bunni (“that which is bound”), from Proto-Germanic *bundiją (“bundle”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie”). Compare also Late Latin abbonis, obbonis (“ribbon of a headdress”), also of Germanic origin, from Frankish *obbunni, from *ob- (“above, over”) + *bunni. Cognate with Old High German gibunt (“band, ribbon”), Middle Dutch bont (“bundle, truss”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌹 (gabundi, “bond”). More at over, bundle. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɒnɪt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɑnɪt/, /ˈbɑnət/ Homophone: banate Rhymes: -ɒnɪt === Noun === bonnet (plural bonnets) A type of hat, once worn by women or children, held in place by ribbons tied under the chin. A traditional Scottish woollen brimless cap; a bunnet. (by extension) The polishing head of a power buffer, often made of wool. (Australia, British, New Zealand, South Africa, Commonwealth, automotive) The hinged cover over the engine of a motor car, also known as a hood in chiefly Canada and the US. (nautical) A length of canvas attached to a fore-and-aft sail to increase the pulling power. (obsolete, slang) (Can we verify(+) this sense?) An accomplice of a gambler, auctioneer, etc., who entices others to bet or to bid. The second stomach of a ruminant. (historical) A ducat, an old Scottish coin worth 40 shillings. Anything resembling a bonnet (hat) in shape or use. A small defence work at a salient angle; or a part of a parapet elevated to screen the other part from enfilade fire. A metallic canopy, or projection, over an opening, as a fireplace, or a cowl or hood to increase the draught of a chimney, etc. A frame of wire netting over a locomotive chimney, to prevent escape of sparks. A roofing over the cage of a mine, to protect its occupants from objects falling down the shaft. In pumps, a metal covering for the openings in the valve chambers. (mycology) A mushroom of the genus Mycena. ==== Synonyms ==== (Scottish brimless hat): tam o'shanter (cover over the engine of a motor car): hood (US, Canada) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Scottish Gaelic: bonaid ==== Translations ==== === Verb === bonnet (third-person singular simple present bonnets, present participle bonneting or bonnetting, simple past and past participle bonneted or bonnetted) (transitive) To put a bonnet on. (obsolete) To take off the bonnet or cap as a mark of respect; to uncover. (dated, transitive) To pull the bonnet or cap down over the eyes of. Synonym: block === See also === boot === Anagrams === Benton, bent on == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French bonet, from Old French bonet (“material from which hats are made”), from Frankish *bunni (“that which is bound”), from Proto-Germanic *bundiją (“bundle”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie”). Compare also Late Latin abbonis, obbonis (“ribbon of a headdress”), also of Germanic origin, from Frankish *obbunni, from *ob- (“above, over”) + *bunni. Cognates: see above, English bonnet. More at over, bundle. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɔ.nɛ/ === Noun === bonnet m (plural bonnets) beanie hat, cap bonnet (for baby) a knitted hat, usually woollen cup (of bra) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Portuguese: boné → Spanish: bonete → Turkish: bone === Further reading === “bonnet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012