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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bonnet \Bon"net\, n. (Automobiles) The metal cover or shield over the motor. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bonnet \Bon"net\ (b[o^]n"n[e^]t), n. [OE. bonet, OF bonet, bonete. F. bonnet fr LL bonneta, bonetum orig. the name of a stuff, and of unknown origin.] 1. A headdress for men and boys; a cap. [Obs.] --Milton. --Shak. 2. 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. --Sir W. Scott. 3. 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. 4. Anything resembling a bonnet in shape or use as a (Fort.) A small defense work at a salient angle; or a part of a parapet elevated to screen the other part from enfilade fire. b A metallic canopy, or projection, over an opening, as a fireplace, or a cowl or hood to increase the draught of a chimney, etc c A frame of wire netting over a locomotive chimney, to prevent escape of sparks. d A roofing over the cage of a mine, to protect its occupants from objects falling down the shaft. e In pumps, a metal covering for the openings in the valve chambers. 5. (Naut.) An additional piece of canvas laced to the foot of a jib or foresail in moderate winds. --Hakluyt. 6. The second stomach of a ruminating animal. 7. An accomplice of a gambler, auctioneer, etc., who entices others to bet or to bid; a decoy. [Cant] {Bonnet head} (Zo["o]l.), a shark ({Sphyrna tiburio}) of the southern United States and West Indies. {Bonnet limpet} (Zo["o]l.), a name given from their shape, to various species of shells (family {Calyptr[ae]id[ae]}). {Bonnet monkey} (Zo["o]l.), an East Indian monkey ({Macacus sinicus}), with a tuft of hair on its head; the munga. {Bonnet piece}, a gold coin of the time of James V. of Scotland, the king's head on which wears a bonnet. --Sir W. Scott. {To have a bee in the bonnet}. See under {Bee}. {Black bonnet}. See under {Black}. {Blue bonnet}. See in the Vocabulary. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bonnet \Bon"net\, v. i. To take off the bonnet or cap as a mark of respect; to uncover. [Obs.] --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: bonnet n 1: a hat tied under the chin [syn: {poke bonnet}] 2: hinged metal part that covers the engine [syn: {hood}] v : dress in a bonnet From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Bonnet (Heb. peer), Ex 39:28 (R.V., "head-tires"); Ezek. 44:18 (R.V., "tires"), denotes properly a turban worn by priests, and in Isa. 3:20 (R.V., "head-tires") a head-dress or tiara worn by females. The Hebrew word so rendered literally means an ornament, as in Isa. 61:10 (R.V., "garland"), and in Ezek. 24:17, 23 tire" (R.V., "head-tire"). It consisted of a piece of cloth twisted about the head. In Ex 28:40; 29:9 it is the translation of a different Hebrew word (migba'ah), which denotes the turban (R.V., "head-tire") of the common priest as distinguished from the mitre of the high priest. (See {MITRE}.)
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