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Noun
/ˈbänit/,
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bonnets, plural;
  1. A woman's or child's hat tied under the chin, typically with a brim framing the face

  2. The ceremonial feathered headdress of an American Indian

  3. A soft round brimless hat like a beret, esp. as worn by men and boys in Scotland

  4. The velvet cap within a coronet

  5. A protective cover or cap over a machine or object, in particular

  6. A cowl on a chimney

  7. The hood of an automobile

  8. An additional canvas laced to the foot of a sail to catch more wind


  1. (bonnet) dress in a bonnet
  2. (bonnet) a hat tied under the chin
  3. (bonnet) hood: 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"
  4. (Bonnet (headgear)) Bonnets are a variety of headgear for both sexes, which have in common only the absence of a brim.OED, "Bonnet" Bonnet derives from the same word in French, where it originally indicated a type of material. ...
  5. (Bonnet (vehicle)) The hood (US) or bonnet (UK) is the hinged cover over the engine of motor vehicles that allows access to the engine compartment for maintenance and repair. ...
  6. (Bonnet) The velvet cap within a coronet.
  7. (Bonnet) The part of a valve that packs off and encloses the valve stem.
  8. (Bonnet) A strip of canvas secured to the foot of the course (square sail) to increase sail area in light airs.
  9. (Bonnet) The portion of a safety/relief valve that surrounds the spring. The spring housing. (055)
  10. (Bonnet) Usually a stiff hat with the cylinder on the back of the head and brim framing the face, worn by women in the first half of the 19th century. Also a name for any small stiff hat for women that doesn't cover the whole head.
  11. (bonnet) A form of hat, usually does not cover the forehead nor have a brim, and usually worn by women.
  12. (BONNET) descendant of Renaissance flat caps, usually blue, and not worn in the Highlands until the 1700's.
  13. (BONNET) An additional piece of canvass attached to the foot of a jib, or a schooner's foresail, by lacing. Taken off in bad weather.
  14. (Bonnet (Hood)) Die Pullnob und knucklechopper
  15. (Bonnet) (Heb. peer ), Exo 39:28 (R.V., "head-tires"); Eze 44:18 (R.V., "tires"), denotes properly a turban worn by priests, and in Isa 3:20 (R.V., "head-tires") a head-dress or tiara worn by females. The Hebrew word so rendered literally means an ornament, as in Isa 61:10 (R.V. ...
  16. (Bonnet) An addition to a sail by lacing a short piece to its foot; common in America and on some fishing vessel, not often seen in British yachts.
  17. (Bonnet) An old term for a person who expatiates on the merits of a horse with a view to assisting the owner to sell it. Most copers used to employ the services of a bonnet, who was also known as a Chaunter.
  18. (Bonnet) Area for off-campus housing
  19. (Bonnet) Freestanding fortification; priest's cap.
  20. (Bonnet) Headwear worn by doctoral candidates.
  21. (Bonnet) The flanged connection of two parts of a valve; the flanges between the actuator and body of a valve.
  22. (Bonnet) The top portion of a compression valve assembly, it holds the valve in place as it is tightened against the valve seat at the other end of the assembly.
  23. (Bonnet) The upper portion or the cover of a gate valve body.
  24. (Bonnet) Wool on the alpaca’s head and between its ears which is considered a desirable aesthetic quality; also known as the topknot or wool cap.
  25. (Bonnet) co-founded Alcatrazz, with Gary Shea (bass) and Jimmy Waldo (keyboards), former Alice Cooper drummer Jan Uvena and former Steeler Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen.