Bonnet
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Template:Wiktionarypar A bonnet is the name of different types of headwear for men and women. The word is a 14th century loan from Old French, from Vulgar Latin bonitum (ultimately of Germanic origin. by extension,
- bonnet is British English for the hinged cover over the engine in a motor vehicle (US: "hood")
- war bonnet which belonged to the Native Americans
- Bonnets provide leakproof closure for a gate valve or globe valve body
- Introduced to English by Highland chiefs returning from France, hence more widespread use in Scotland.
People called Bonnet:
- Pierre Ossian Bonnet was a French mathematician
- Stede Bonnet, pirate
- Automobiles René Bonnet was a French car maker which later became Matra Automobiles
Places called Bonnet:
- Bonnet, a commune in the Meuse département, in France