Bonnet (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a hat, usually tying under the chin and often framing the face, formerly much worn by women but now worn mostly by children.
  2. any hat worn by women.
  3. a man's or boy's cap.
  4. a bonnetlike headdress: an Indian war bonnet.
  5. any of various hoods, covers, or protective devices.
  6. a cowl, hood, or wind cap for a fireplace or chimney, to stabilize the draft.
  7. the part of a valve casing through which the stem passes and that forms a guide and seal for the stem.
  8. a chamber at the top of a hot-air furnace from which the leaders emerge.
  9. an automobile hood.
  10. a supplementary piece of canvas laced to the foot of a fore-and-aft sail, especially a jib, in light winds.
verb (used with object)
  1. to put a bonnet on.
noun
  1. French statesman.
noun
  1. any of various hats worn, esp formerly, by women and girls, usually framing the face and tied with ribbons under the chin
  2. Also called: (in Scotland) bunnet (ˈbʌnɪt)
    • a soft cloth cap
    • formerly, a flat brimless cap worn by men
  3. the hinged metal part of a motor vehicle body that provides access to the engine, or to the luggage space in a rear-engined vehicle
  4. a cowl on a chimney
  5. a piece of sail laced to the foot of a foresail to give it greater area in light winds
  6. (in the US and Canada) a headdress of feathers worn by some tribes of American Indians, esp formerly as a sign of war
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