Bonnet



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.圆帽, 扁平软帽
• ［记］ bon ( 好) +net -> 好东西 -> 帽子
• ［同］ 同根词: bonny ( 吸引人的) ; bonus ( 奖金)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English bonet auxiliary sail, kind of cap, from Anglo-French, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old Saxon gibund bundle, Old English bindan to bind
• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a.
    • (1) chiefly Scottish a man's or boy's cap
    • (2) a brimless Scottish cap of seamless woolen fabric — compare tam-o'-shanter 2
  • b. a cloth or straw hat tied under the chin and worn by women and children
• 2.
  • a. British an automobile hood
  • b. a metal covering or cowl (as for a fireplace, valve chamber, or ventilator)

II. transitive verb

• Date: 1858
• to provide with or dress in a bonnet

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