different between bonne vs bonnet

English

Etymology

French bonne

Noun

bonne (plural bonnes)

1. A French nursemaid.

Anagrams

• Benno

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b?n/

Adjective

bonne

1. feminine singular of bon

Noun

bonne f (plural bonnes)

1. maid

Derived terms

• bonniche

Further reading

• “bonne” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle French

Alternative forms

• bõne (some manuscripts)

Adjective

bonne

1. feminine singular of bon

English

Alternative forms

• (Scottish brimless hat): bunnet

Etymology

From Middle English bonet, from Middle French bonet (Modern French bonnet), from Old French bonet (“material from which hats are made”), from Frankish *bunni (“that which is bound”), from Proto-Germanic *bundij? (“bundle”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?end?- (“to tie”). Compare also Late Latin abbonis, obbonis (“ribbon of a headdress”), also of Germanic origin, from Frankish *obbunni, from *ob- (“above, over”) + *bunni. Cognate with Old High German gibunt (“band, ribbon”), Middle Dutch bont (“bundle, truss”), Gothic ???????????????????????????? (gabundi, “bond”). More at over, bundle.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?b?n.?t/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?b?n.?t/
• Rhymes: -?n?t

Noun

bonnet (plural bonnets)

1. A type of hat, once worn by women or children, held in place by ribbons tied under the chin.
2. A traditional Scottish woollen brimless cap; a bunnet.
3. (by extension) The polishing head of a power buffer, often made of wool.
4. (Australia, Britain, New Zealand, South Africa, automotive) The hinged cover over the engine of a motor car; a hood.
5. (nautical) A length of canvas attached to a fore-and-aft sail to increase the pulling power.
6. (obsolete, slang) An accomplice of a gambler, auctioneer, etc., who entices others to bet or to bid.
7. The second stomach of a ruminant.
8. Anything resembling a bonnet (hat) in shape or use.
   1. A small defence work at a salient angle; or a part of a parapet elevated to screen the other part from enfilade fire.
   2. A metallic canopy, or projection, over an opening, as a fireplace, or a cowl or hood to increase the draught of a chimney, etc.
   3. A frame of wire netting over a locomotive chimney, to prevent escape of sparks.
   4. A roofing over the cage of a mine, to protect its occupants from objects falling down the shaft.
   5. In pumps, a metal covering for the openings in the valve chambers.
   6. (mycology) A mushroom of the genus Mycena.

Synonyms

• (Scottish brimless hat): tam o'shanter
• (cover over the engine of a motor car): hood (US, Canada)

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Scottish Gaelic: bonaid

Translations

Verb

bonnet (third-person singular simple present bonnets, present participle bonneting, simple past and past participle bonneted)

1. (transitive) To put a bonnet on.
2. (obsolete) To take off the bonnet or cap as a mark of respect; to uncover.
3. (dated, transitive) To pull the bonnet or cap down over the head of.

   Synonym: block

See also

• boot

Anagrams

• Benton, bent on

French

Etymology

From Middle French bonet, from Old French bonet (“material from which hats are made”), from Frankish *bunni (“that which is bound”), from Proto-Germanic *bundij? (“bundle”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?end?- (“to tie”). Compare also Late Latin abbonis, obbonis (“ribbon of a headdress”), also of Germanic origin, from Frankish *obbunni, from *ob- (“above, over”) + *bunni. Cognates: see above, English bonnet. More at over, bundle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b?.n?/

Noun

bonnet m (plural bonnets)

1. beanie
2. hat, cap
3. bonnet (for baby)
4. a knitted hat, usually woollen
5. cup (of bra)

Derived terms

• blanc bonnet, bonnet blanc
• bonnet blanc, blanc bonnet
• bonnet d'âne
• bonnet de nuit
• bonnet phrygien
• bonnet rouge
• gros bonnet
• opiner du bonnet

Descendants

• ? Portuguese: boné
• ? Spanish: bonete

Further reading

• “bonnet” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).