bonnet

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[edit] Etymology

From Middle English bonet, from Middle French bonet (Modern French bonnet), from Old French bonet (“material from which hats are made”), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *bunni (“that which is bound”), from Proto-Germanic *bundijan (“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.

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  • IPA: /bɒnət/, /bɑnɪt/
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  • (Scottish brimless hat): bunnet

[edit] Noun

bonnet (plural bonnets)

  1. A type of hat, once worn by women or children, held in place by ribbons tied under the chin.
    • 1936, Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind, unnumbered page,
      In the hall, Scarlett saw a bonnet and put it on hurriedly, tying the ribbons under her chin. It was Melanie's black mourning bonnet and it did not fit Scarlett's head but she could not recall where she had put her own bonnet.
    • 2008, Russell H. Conwell, Robert Shackleton, Acres of Diamonds, page 35,
      “Now,” said he, “put such a bonnet as that in the show window.” He did not fill his show-window up town with a lot of hats and bonnets to drive people away, and then sit on the back stairs and bawl because people went to Wanamaker's to trade.
  2. A traditional Scottish woollen brimless cap; a bunnet.
  3. (by extension) The polishing head of a power buffer, often made of wool.
    • 2008, The Editors of Popular Mechanics, Popular Mechanics Complete Car Care Manual, page 297,
      Make sure that the power buffer's lamb's-wool bonnet is clean. Change or rinse the bonnet frequently to avoid scratching the finish. Use the bonnet as a mitten to buff in the crevices and other areas that the power buffer can't reach.
  4. (Australian, UK, automotive) The hinged cover over the engine of a motor car; a hood.
    • 2003, Jon McGregor, If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things, page 189,
      The car is burgundy red, wide and elegant, ten years old but still the boys are impressed and they run to touch it, pressing sticky handprints against the polished bodywork and trying to climb up onto the bonnet.
    • 2004, David Spencer, quoted in Don Loffler, The FJ Holden: A Favourite Australian Car, page 217,
      People were reluctant to slam a bonnet shut in those days. One just did not slam bonnets and doors.
    • 2009, Ciaran Simms, Denis Wood, Pedestrian and Cyclist Impact: A Biomechanical Perspective, page 38,
      By about 20 ms, there is contact between the bonnet leading edge and the pedestrian upper leg/pelvis on the struck side, the severity of which depends on the vehicle shape.
    • 2009, Stefan Aust, Anthea Bell, Baader-Meinhof: the inside story of the R.A.F., page 308,
      Stoll was still standing on the car bonnet with the catch of his large-calibre repeating rifle off.
  5. (nautical) A length of canvas attached to a fore-and-aft sail to increase the pulling power.

[edit] Synonyms

  • (Scottish brimless hat): tam o'shanter
  • (cover over the engine of a motor car): hood (US)

[edit] Translations

type of women's and children's hat
Scottish men's cap
cover over the engine of a motor car
length of canvas attached to a fore-and-aft sail

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Middle French bonet, from Old French bonet (“material from which hats are made”), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *bunni (“that which is bound”), from Proto-Germanic *bundijan (“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.

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[edit] Noun

bonnet m. (plural bonnets)

  1. beanie (us)
  2. hat, cap
  3. bonnet (for baby)
  4. cup (of bra)
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