Helen Fenton

Bonnet: Definition and part of speech

by

Bonnet

  1. v. i. To take off the bonnet or cap as a mark of respect; to uncover.
  2. n. A headdress for men and boys; a cap.
  3. n. A soft, elastic, very durable cap, made of thick, seamless woolen stuff, and worn by men in Scotland.
  4. n. A covering for the head, worn by women, usually protecting more or less the back and sides of the head, but no part of the forehead. The shape of the bonnet varies greatly at different times; formerly the front part projected, and spread outward, like the mouth of a funnel.
  5. n. Anything resembling a bonnet in shape or use
  6. n. A small defense work at a salient angle; or a part of a parapet elevated to screen the other part from enfilade fire.
  7. n. A metallic canopy, or projection, over an opening, as a fireplace, or a cowl or hood to increase the draught of a chimney, etc.
  8. n. A frame of wire netting over a locomotive chimney, to prevent escape of sparks.
  9. n. A roofing over the cage of a mine, to protect its occupants from objects falling down the shaft.
  10. n. In pumps, a metal covering for the openings in the valve chambers.
  11. 1v. i. 1 To take off the bonnet or cap as a mark of respect; to uncover.
  12. 1n. 1 A headdress for men and boys; a cap.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Bonny: Definition and part of speech

by

Bonny

  1. n. A round and compact bed of ore, or a distinct bed, not communicating with a vein.
  2. a. Handsome; beautiful; pretty; attractively lively and graceful.
  3. a. Gay; merry; frolicsome; cheerful; blithe.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.