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BONNET
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hat tied under the chin
Synonyms:
bonnet; poke bonnet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bonnet" is a kind of...):
chapeau; hat; lid (headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bonnet"):
sunbonnet (a large bonnet that shades the face; worn by girls and women)
Derivation:
bonnet (dress in a bonnet)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine
Example:
the mechanic removed the cowling in order to repair the plane's engine
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bonnet" is a kind of...):
protection; protective cover; protective covering (a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury)
Meronyms (parts of "bonnet"):
hood ornament (an ornament on the front of the hood of a car emblematic of the manufacturer)
Holonyms ("bonnet" is a part of...):
aeroplane; airplane; plane (an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets)
auto; automobile; car; machine; motorcar (a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dress in a bonnet
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "bonnet" is one way to...):
hat (put on or wear a hat)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
bonnet (a hat tied under the chin)
Context examples:
She was perched by his side, looking very smart in a flowered bonnet and grey travelling-dress, while in front of them the four splendid coal-black horses, with a flickering touch of gold upon their powerful, well-curved quarters, were pawing the dust in their eagerness to be off.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
One fine evening a young princess put on her bonnet and clogs, and went out to take a walk by herself in a wood; and when she came to a cool spring of water, that rose in the midst of it, she sat herself down to rest a while.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
She vowed at first she would never trim me up a new bonnet, nor do any thing else for me again, so long as she lived; but now she is quite come to, and we are as good friends as ever.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
In such conversation an hour was soon gone: Bessie restored to me my bonnet, &c., and, accompanied by her, I quitted the lodge for the hall.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
Her chin, which was what is called a double chin, was so fat that it entirely swallowed up the strings of her bonnet, bow and all.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
My dear man, it's a bonnet!
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
Sitting forwards, however, and screened by her bonnet, those smiles were unseen.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
I am much indebted to you, sir, for a Scotch bonnet is fitted neither to my years nor my gravity.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Such were her thoughts, but she kept them to herself, and put on her bonnet in patient discontent.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
I am glad I bought my bonnet, if it is only for the fun of having another bandbox!
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
