bonneted

bon·net

 (bŏn′ĭt)

n.

1.

a. A hat of cloth or straw, often held in place by ribbons tied under the chin and traditionally worn by women and children.

b. Scots A brimless cap traditionally worn by men or boys.

2. A removable metal plate over a machine part, such as a valve.

3. Chiefly British The hood of an automobile.

4.

a. A windscreen for a chimney.

b. A cover for a fireplace.

5. Nautical A strip of canvas laced to a fore-and-aft sail to increase sail area.

tr.v. bon·net·ed, bon·net·ing, bon·nets

To put a bonnet on.

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[Middle English bonet, cap, from Old French, material for a headdress, perhaps from Medieval Latin obbonis, probably of Germanic origin.]

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