1. A hat tied under the chin
   "The actress wore a poke bonnet for her role in the period drama";
   - poke bonnet
    
2. A removable metal covering that houses and protects an engine, especially in aircraft
   "there are powerful engines under the bonnets of new cars";
   - hood [N. Amer], cowl, cowling

1. Dress in a bonnet
   "The historical reenactors bonneted themselves for authenticity"

Derived forms: bonneted, bonneting, bonnets

Type of: chapeau [archaic], hat, lid [informal], protection, protective cover, protective covering

Part of: aeroplane [Brit], airplane [N. Amer], auto [informal], autocar [archaic], automobile [N. Amer], car, motor [Brit, informal], motorcar, plane, wheel [informal], whip [US, informal]

Encyclopedia: Bonnet, Pierre