Definizione monolingua

bonnet

bonnet (plural bonnets)

1. A type of hat, once worn by women or children, held in place by ribbons tied under the chin.
   • 1936, Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind, unnumbered page,

     In the hall, Scarlett saw a bonnet and put it on hurriedly, tying the ribbons under her chin. It was Melanies black mourning bonnet and it did not fit Scarletts head but she could not recall where she had put her own bonnet.

   • 2008, Russell H. Conwell, Robert Shackleton, Acres of Diamonds, page 35,

     “Now,” said he, “put such a bonnet as that in the show window.” He did not fill his show-window up town with a lot of hats and bonnets to drive people away, and then sit on the back stairs and bawl because people went to Wanamakers to trade.

2. A traditional Scottish woollen brimless cap; a bunnet.
3. (by extension) The polishing head of a power buffer, often made of wool.
   • 2008, The Editors of Popular Mechanics, Popular Mechanics Complete Car Care Manual, page 297,

     Make sure that the power buffers lambs-wool bonnet is clean. Change or rinse the bonnet frequently to avoid scratching the finish. Use the bonnet as a mitten to buff in the crevices and other areas that the power buffer cant reach.

4. (Australian, UK, automotive) The hinged cover over the engine of a motor car; a hood.
   • 2003, Jon McGregor, If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things, page 189,

     The car is burgundy red, wide and elegant, ten years old but still the boys are impressed and they run to touch it, pressing sticky handprints against the polished bodywork and trying to climb up onto the bonnet.

   • 2004, David Spencer, quoted in Don Loffler, The FJ Holden: A Favourite Australian Car, page 217,

     People were reluctant to slam a bonnet shut in those days. One just did not slam bonnets and doors.

   • 2009, Ciaran Simms, Denis Wood, Pedestrian and Cyclist Impact: A Biomechanical Perspective, page 38,

     By about 20 ms, there is contact between the bonnet leading edge and the pedestrian upper leg/pelvis on the struck side, the severity of which depends on the vehicle shape.

   • 2009, Stefan Aust, Anthea Bell, Baader-Meinhof: the inside story of the R.A.F., page 308,

     Stoll was still standing on the car bonnet with the catch of his large-calibre repeating rifle off.

5. (nautical) A length of canvas attached to a fore-and-aft sail to increase the pulling power.

Definizione dizionario bonnet

	cofano
	cover over the engine of a motor car
	Portellone apribile posto nella parte anteriore di un veicolo che chiude il vano motore o il portabagagli.
	Coverage of the engine compartment or luggage trunk that can be opened.

	cuffia
	type of women's and children's hat

berretto

cappello

cappotta

Altri significati:

A traditional Scottish woollen brimless cap, also spelled bunnet.

A type of hat, once worn by women or children, held in place by ribbons tied under the chin.

(nautical) A length of canvas attached to a fore-and-aft sail to increase the pulling power.

(Australian, UK, automotive) The hinged cover over the engine of a motor car. Also called hood in other countries.