bonnet
/ˈbɑnɪt/
noun
- A type of hat that ties under the chin, often worn by babies or as part of traditional clothing.
- The baby wore a soft cotton bonnet to keep her head warm.
- In the old photograph, the woman wore a lace bonnet.
- She knitted a pink bonnet for her newborn niece.
- The metal cover over the engine of a car (hood in American English).
- Smoke was coming from under the bonnet of the old sedan.
- He lifted the bonnet to check the oil level.
- The mechanic opened the car's bonnet and looked at the engine.
- A protective cover for a chimney or vent.
- The vent bonnet was rusted and needed replacing.
- They installed a metal bonnet over the stovepipe.
- The chimney bonnet kept rain from entering the flue.