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bon·net
(bŏn′ĭt)n.
1.
a. A hat of cloth or straw, often held in place by ribbons tied under the chin and traditionally worn by women and children.
b. Scots A brimless cap traditionally worn by men or boys.
2. A removable metal plate over a machine part, such as a valve.
3. Chiefly British The hood of an automobile.
4.
a. A windscreen for a chimney.
b. A cover for a fireplace.
5. Nautical A strip of canvas laced to a fore-and-aft sail to increase sail area.
tr.v. bon·net·ed, bon·net·ing, bon·nets
To put a bonnet on.
[Middle English bonet, cap, from Old French, material for a headdress, perhaps from Medieval Latin obbonis, probably of Germanic origin.]
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bonnet
(ˈbɒnɪt)n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) any of various hats worn, esp formerly, by women and girls, usually framing the face and tied with ribbons under the chin
2. (Clothing & Fashion)
a. a soft cloth cap
b. formerly, a flat brimless cap worn by men
3. (Automotive Engineering) 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. (Architecture) a cowl on a chimney
5. (Nautical Terms) nautical 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
[C14: from Old French bonet, from Medieval Latin abonnis, of unknown origin]
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bon•net
(ˈbɒn ɪt)n., v. -net•ed, -net•ing. n.
1. a hat, usu. 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. Scot. a man's or boy's cap.
4. any bonnetlike headdress.
5. a cowl, hood, or cap for stabilizing the draft in a fireplace or chimney.
6. a covering for a valve stem.
7. Brit. an automobile hood.
8. a supplementary piece of canvas laced to the foot of a fore-and-aft sail.
v.t. 9. to put a bonnet on.
[1375–1425; late Middle English bonet < Middle French; Old French]
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bonnet
– hoodIn British English, the metal cover over the engine of a car is called the bonnet.
I lifted the bonnet to see what the problem was.
In American English, it is called the hood.
I looked under the hood to watch the mechanic at work.
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bonnet
(car) hood
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| Noun | 1. |  bonnet - a hat tied under the chin chapeau, hat, lid - headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim sunbonnet - a large bonnet that shades the face; worn by girls and women |
| 2. |  bonnet - protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine; "there are powerful engines under the hoods of new cars"; "the mechanic removed the cowling in order to repair the plane's engine"aeroplane, airplane, plane - an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane" auto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" hood ornament - an ornament on the front of the hood of a car emblematic of the manufacturer protective cover, protective covering, protection - a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors" | |
| Verb | 1. | bonnet - dress in a bonnet hat - put on or wear a hat; "He was unsuitably hatted" |
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Translations
غِطَاء مُحَرِّك السيَّارةغِطاءُ مُحَرِّكِ السيّارهقُبَّعَةٌ، غِطاءٌ للرأس
kapotakloboučekčepeček
motorhjelmkyse
kapott
konepeltihilkka
hauba
fõkötõfőkötő
kven- eîa barnshatturvélarhlíf, húdd
ボンネット
보닛
antvožasskrybėlaitė
aubecepurītepārsegs
čepicapokrov motorja
motorhuv
ฝากระโปรงรถยนต์
cốp xe ôtô
bonnet
[ˈbɒnɪt] NCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
bonnet
n
(Brit Aut) → Motor- or Kühlerhaube f
(of chimney) → Schornsteinkappe f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
bonnet
(ˈbonit) noun1. (usually baby's or (old) woman's) head-dress fastened under the chin eg by strings.
2. (American hood) the cover of a motor-car engine.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
bonnet
→ غِطَاء مُحَرِّك السيَّارة kapota motorhjelm Motorhaube καπό capó, capote konepelti capot hauba cofano ボンネット 보닛 motorkap panser maska samochodu capô do carro капот motorhuv ฝากระโปรงรถยนต์ motor kapağı cốp xe ôtô 引擎罩Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009