BONNET
\bˈɒnɪt], \bˈɒnɪt], \b_ˈɒ_n_ɪ_t]\
Definitions of BONNET
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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a hat tied under the chin
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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"
By Princeton University
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A headdress for men and boys; a cap.
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A soft, elastic, very durable cap, made of thick, seamless woolen stuff, and worn by men in Scotland.
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A covering for the head, worn by women, usually protecting more or less the back and sides of the head, but no part of the forehead. The shape of the bonnet varies greatly at different times; formerly the front part projected, and spread outward, like the mouth of a funnel.
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Anything resembling a bonnet in shape or use
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A small defense work at a salient angle; or a part of a parapet elevated to screen the other part from enfilade fire.
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A metallic canopy, or projection, over an opening, as a fireplace, or a cowl or hood to increase the draught of a chimney, etc.
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A roofing over the cage of a mine, to protect its occupants from objects falling down the shaft.
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In pumps, a metal covering for the openings in the valve chambers.
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An additional piece of canvas laced to the foot of a jib or foresail in moderate winds.
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The second stomach of a ruminating animal.
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An accomplice of a gambler, auctioneer, etc., who entices others to bet or to bid; a decoy.
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To take off the bonnet or cap as a mark of respect; to uncover.
By Oddity Software
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A headdress for men and boys; a cap.
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A soft, elastic, very durable cap, made of thick, seamless woolen stuff, and worn by men in Scotland.
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A covering for the head, worn by women, usually protecting more or less the back and sides of the head, but no part of the forehead. The shape of the bonnet varies greatly at different times; formerly the front part projected, and spread outward, like the mouth of a funnel.
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Anything resembling a bonnet in shape or use
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A small defense work at a salient angle; or a part of a parapet elevated to screen the other part from enfilade fire.
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A metallic canopy, or projection, over an opening, as a fireplace, or a cowl or hood to increase the draught of a chimney, etc.
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A roofing over the cage of a mine, to protect its occupants from objects falling down the shaft.
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In pumps, a metal covering for the openings in the valve chambers.
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An additional piece of canvas laced to the foot of a jib or foresail in moderate winds.
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The second stomach of a ruminating animal.
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An accomplice of a gambler, auctioneer, etc., who entices others to bet or to bid; a decoy.
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To take off the bonnet or cap as a mark of respect; to uncover.
By Noah Webster.
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A soft woolen cap worn by men in Scotland; a woman's or child's outdoor head-covering, usually having strings, but having no brim.
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To provide with a cap or other similar headgear.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [French] A round flat cap or covering for the head;—a head ornament of various shapes worn by women;—a part of a parapet considerably elevated to screen the terre-plein;—an addition to a sail;—a plate or a dome-shaped casing;—a frame of wire netting over a locomotive chimney.
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