Complete Definition of "bonnet"

English

Pronunciation
IPA|/b�n�t/
audio|en-us-bonnet.ogg|Audio (US)

Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�nɪt|-�nɪt

Noun
en-noun

  1. A type of hat, once worn by women or children, held in place by ribbons tied under the chin.
  2. A traditional Scottish woollen brimless cap, also spelled bunnet.
  3. context|AU|UK|automotive The hinged cover over the engine of a motor car.
  4. nautical A length of canvas attached to a fore-and-aft sail to increase the pulling power.

Synonyms
(Scottish cap) tam o'shanter
(cover over the engine of a motor car): hood (US)

Translations

trans-top|type of women's and children's hat
Finnish: hilkka
German: Haube f
Italian: cuffia f
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Russian: капо� (kápor) m, �еп�ик (�ép�ik) m
Spanish: capucha, gorra f, cofia f
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trans-top|Scottish men's cap
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trans-top|cover over the engine of a motor car
Finnish: konepelti
French: capote f
German: Motorhaube f
Italian: cofano m
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Russian: капо� (kapót) m
Spanish: capó m, bonete m italbrac|Dominican Republic|Puerto Rico, capirote m italbrac|Southeastern Mexico, cofre m italbrac|Mexican standard usage
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trans-top|length of canvas attached to a fore-and-aft sail
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Derived terms
have a bee in your bonnet
sunbonnet

See also
boot

Category:Headgear

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