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bonnet

bon·net

UK/ˈbɒnɪt/ US/ˈbɑnɪt/ fairly common slang
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.

a hat tied under the chin

Synonyms
2.

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”
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verb

1.

dress in a bonnet

Origin

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

Phrases

  • bee in one's bonnet
  • blue bonnet
  • Bonnet Bay
  • bonnet bellflower
  • bonnet drama
  • bonnet laird
  • bonnet macaque
  • bonnet monkey

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