1
a(1)
chiefly Scotland
: a man's or boy's cap
(2)
: a brimless Scottish cap of seamless woolen fabric compare tam o' shanter sense 2
b
: a cloth or straw hat tied under the chin and worn by women and children
2
a
British
: an automobile hood
b
: a metal covering or cowl (as for a fireplace, valve chamber, or ventilator)
bonneted; bonneting; bonnets
: to provide with or dress in a bonnet
Examples of bonnet in a Sentence
Noun
He lifted the car's bonnet to check the engine.
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Sloane Crosley, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
Police say she was last seen wearing a hospital gown, a pink bonnet, orange jogging pants and rainbow Crocs sandals.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024
The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023
Down Under mystery up in the air and its blond-bonneted, Renoir-ish women lost among the venomous snakes, poisonous ants and whatever dreadful fate might befall one in feral Australia.
—John Anderson, WSJ, 24 May 2018
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Noun
But the same bees do buzz around her bonnet, over and over.
—Sloane Crosley, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
Police say she was last seen wearing a hospital gown, a pink bonnet, orange jogging pants and rainbow Crocs sandals.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024
Verb
They are silhouetted in a forest, bonneted, wind-blown and sun-kissed.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023
Down Under mystery up in the air and its blond-bonneted, Renoir-ish women lost among the venomous snakes, poisonous ants and whatever dreadful fate might befall one in feral Australia.
—John Anderson, WSJ, 24 May 2018
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“Bonnet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bonnet. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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