Bonnet vs. Bonett — Which is Correct Spelling?
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Which is correct: Bonnet or Bonett
How to spell Bonnet?
Bonnet
Correct Spelling
Bonett
Incorrect Spelling
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Bonnet Definitions
A woman's or child's hat tied under the chin and with a brim framing the face.
The hinged metal canopy covering the engine of a motor vehicle.
A cowl on a chimney.
An additional canvas laced to the foot of a sail to catch more wind.
A hat of cloth or straw, often held in place by ribbons tied under the chin and traditionally worn by women and children.
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(Scots) A brimless cap traditionally worn by men or boys.
A removable metal plate over a machine part, such as a valve.
Chiefly British The hood of an automobile.
A windscreen for a chimney.
A cover for a fireplace.
(Nautical) A strip of canvas laced to a fore-and-aft sail to increase sail area.
To put a bonnet on.
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.
(by extension) The polishing head of a power buffer, often made of wool.
The hinged cover over the engine of a motor car; a hood.
(nautical) 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.
(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, or projection, over an opening, as a fireplace, or a cowl or hood to increase the draught of a chimney, etc.
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.
In pumps, a metal covering for the openings in the valve chambers.
(mycology) A mushroom of the genus Mycena.
(transitive) To put a bonnet on.
(obsolete) 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.
A headdress for men and boys; a cap.
A soft, elastic, very durable cap, made of thick, seamless woolen stuff, and worn by men in Scotland.
And p i s and bonnets waving high.
A covering for the head, worn by women, usually protecting more or less the back and sides of the head, but no part of the forehead. The shape of the bonnet varies greatly at different times; formerly the front part projected, and spread outward, like the mouth of a funnel.
Anything resembling a bonnet in shape or use
An additional piece of canvas laced to the foot of a jib or foresail in moderate winds.
The second stomach of a ruminating animal.
An accomplice of a gambler, auctioneer, etc., who entices others to bet or to bid; a decoy.
The metal cover or shield over the motor; predominantly British usage. In the U.S. it is called the hood.
To take off the bonnet or cap as a mark of respect; to uncover.
A hat tied under the chin
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's engine
Dress in a bonnet
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