Collins English-English Dictionary

bonnet ['bɑnɪt]

1. 1. n any of various hats worn, esp formerly, by women and girls, usually framing the face and tied with ribbons under the chin

2. 2. n null bunnet

3. 3. n a soft cloth cap

4. 4. n formerly, a flat brimless cap worn by men

5. 5. n the hinged metal part of a motor vehicle body that provides access to the engine, or to the luggage space in a rear-engined vehicle

6. 6. n a cowl on a chimney

7. 7. n [nautical] a piece of sail laced to the foot of a foresail to give it greater area in light winds

8. 8. n (in the US and Canada) a headdress of feathers worn by some tribes of American Indians, esp formerly as a sign of war

9. 9. n [Etymology] C14: from Old French bonet, from Medieval Latin abonnis, of unknown origin