ˈbɔnɪt n. 1 a a woman's or child's
hat tied under the chin and usu.
with a
brim framing the
face. b a
soft round brimless hat like a
beret worn by
men and boys in Scotland (cf. TAM-O'-SHANTER). c colloq.
any hat. 2
Brit. a hinged
cover over the
engine of a
motor vehicle. 3 the
ceremonial feathered head-dress of an
American Indian. 4 the
cowl of a
chimney etc. 5 a
protective cap in
various machines. 6 Naut.
additional canvas laced to the
foot of a
sail. øbonnet
monkey an Indian
macaque, Macaca radiata, with a bonnet-like
tuft of
hair. øøbonneted adj. [ME f. OF bonet
short for chapel de bonet cap of
some kind of
material (med.L bonetus)]