bonnet
A type of hat, once widely worn by women or children, held in place by ribbons tied…A type of hat, once widely worn by women or children, held in place by ribbons tied under the chin; now uncommonly worn except in certain religious sects.
» How do I open the bonnet?
Wie kann ich die Motorhaube öffnen?
Wie öffne ich die Motorhaube?
Как мне открыть капот?
Как открывается капот?
Meaning
15 sensesA type of hat, once widely worn by women or children, held in place by ribbons tied under the chin; now uncommonly worn except in certain religious sects.
Haube, Schute, Schutenhut
ка́порkápor, чепе́цčepéc, че́пчикčépčik
ка́порkápor, чепе́цьčepécʹ, чіпе́цьčipécʹ
a hat tied under the chin
A traditional Scottish woollen brimless cap; a bunnet.
A mushroom-shaped satin cap with an elastic headband used to protect kinky hair, especially while sleeping.
(broadly)The polishing head of a power buffer, often made of wool.
(Commonwealth)The hinged cover over the engine of a motor car.
Motorhaube, Haube
капо́тkapót
капо́тkapót
A length of canvas attached to a fore-and-aft sail to increase the pulling power.
The second stomach of a ruminant.
(historical)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.
A metallic canopy over an opening, such as chimney or fireplace, used to increase draught.
A frame of wire netting over a locomotive chimney, to prevent escape of sparks.
A roofing over the cage of a mine, to protect its occupants from objects falling down the shaft.
Examples
21 sentencesHow do I open the bonnet?
ruКак мне открыть капот?
deWie kann ich die Motorhaube öffnen?
Please can you open the bonnet.
The bonnet was cool to the touch.
He's got a bee in his bonnet.
In olden times, women often went out bonneted.
Translations
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By meaning 2
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Origin
From Middle English bonet, from Middle French bonet (Modern French bonnet), from Old FrencFrom 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”).
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Forms
plural: bonnetsSynonyms
6 synonyms- a hat tied under the chin:poke bonnet
- protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine:hoodcowlcowling