bonnet

Meanings

Plural: bonnets

Noun

a hat tied under the chin
protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine
A type of hat, once worn by women or children, held in place by ribbons tied under the chin.
A traditional Scottish woollen brimless cap; a bunnet.
The polishing head of a power buffer, often made of wool.
The hinged cover over the engine of a motor car; a hood.
A length of canvas attached to a fore-and-aft sail to increase the pulling power.
An accomplice of a gambler, auctioneer, etc., who entices others to bet or to bid.
The second stomach of a ruminant.
A ducat, an old Scottish coin worth 40 shillings.
Anything resembling a bonnet (hat) in shape or use.
A small defence work at a salient angle; or a part of a parapet elevated to screen the other part from enfilade fire.
Anything resembling a bonnet (hat) in shape or use.
A metallic canopy, or projection, over an opening, as a fireplace, or a cowl or hood to increase the draught of a chimney, etc.
Anything resembling a bonnet (hat) in shape or use.
A frame of wire netting over a locomotive chimney, to prevent escape of sparks.
Anything resembling a bonnet (hat) in shape or use.
A roofing over the cage of a mine, to protect its occupants from objects falling down the shaft.
Anything resembling a bonnet (hat) in shape or use.
In pumps, a metal covering for the openings in the valve chambers.
Anything resembling a bonnet (hat) in shape or use.
A mushroom of the genus Mycena.

Verb

dress in a bonnet
To put a bonnet on.
To take off the bonnet or cap as a mark of respect; to uncover.
To pull the bonnet or cap down over the eyes of.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Synonyms

block, cowl, cowling, hood, poke bonnet, tam o'shanter

Scrabble Score: 8

bonnet is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
bonnet is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bonnet is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

bonnet is a valid Words With Friends word