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   bonnet

   /ˈbɒnɪt/

   noun

   • 1. a woman's or child's hat tied under the chin and with a brim framing the face.
   • ▪ a man's soft, flat cap with or without a peak. Scottish
   • ▪ the velvet cap within a coronet.
   • ▪ the ceremonial feathered headdress traditionally worn by honoured male members of various North American peoples of the Great Plains.
   • 2. the hinged metal canopy covering the engine of a motor vehicle. British
   • 3. a cowl on a chimney.
   • 4. an additional canvas laced to the foot of a sail to catch more wind. historical

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting a soft brimless hat for men): from Old French bonet, from medieval Latin abonnis ‘headgear’. bonnet (sense 1) dates from the late 15th century.

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