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Bonnet vs Cap - What's the difference?

bonnet | cap |

In nautical terms the difference between bonnet and cap

is that bonnet is a length of canvas attached to a fore-and-aft sail to increase the pulling power while cap is a collar of iron or wood used in joining spars, as the mast and the topmast, the bowsprit and the jib boom; also, a covering of tarred canvas at the end of a rope.

In obsolete terms the difference between bonnet and cap

is that bonnet is to take off the bonnet or cap as a mark of respect; to uncover while cap is a respectful uncovering of the head.

As an initialism CAP is

(European Union) Common Agricultural Policy.

bonnet

English

Alternative forms

* (Scottish brimless hat) bunnet

Noun

(en noun)
  • A type of hat, once worn by women or children, held in place by ribbons tied under the chin.
  • * 1936 , , unnumbered page,
  • In the hall, Scarlett saw a bonnet' and put it on hurriedly, tying the ribbons under her chin. It was Melanie's black mourning '''bonnet''' and it did not fit Scarlett's head but she could not recall where she had put her own ' bonnet .
  • * 2008 , Russell H. Conwell, Robert Shackleton, Acres of Diamonds , page 35,
  • “Now,” said he, “put such a bonnet' as that in the show window.” He did not fill his show-window up town with a lot of hats and ' bonnets to drive people away, and then sit on the back stairs and bawl because people went to Wanamaker's to trade.
  • A traditional Scottish woollen brimless cap; a bunnet.
  • (Sir Walter Scott)
  • (by extension) The polishing head of a power buffer, often made of wool.
  • * 2008 , The Editors of Popular Mechanics, Popular Mechanics Complete Car Care Manual , page 297,
  • Make sure that the power buffer's lamb's-wool bonnet' is clean. Change or rinse the '''bonnet''' frequently to avoid scratching the finish. Use the ' bonnet as a mitten to buff in the crevices and other areas that the power buffer can't reach.
  • (Australia, British, NZ, South Africa, automotive) The hinged cover over the engine of a motor car; a hood.
  • * 2003 , Jon McGregor, If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things , page 189,
  • The car is burgundy red, wide and elegant, ten years old but still the boys are impressed and they run to touch it, pressing sticky handprints against the polished bodywork and trying to climb up onto the bonnet .
  • * 2004 , David Spencer, quoted in Don Loffler, The FJ Holden: A Favourite Australian Car , page 217,
  • People were reluctant to slam a bonnet' shut in those days. One just did not slam ' bonnets and doors.
  • * 2009 , Ciaran Simms, Denis Wood, Pedestrian and Cyclist Impact: A Biomechanical Perspective , page 38,
  • By about 20 ms, there is contact between the bonnet leading edge and the pedestrian upper leg/pelvis on the struck side, the severity of which depends on the vehicle shape.
  • * 2009 , Stefan Aust, Anthea Bell, Baader-Meinhof: the inside story of the R.A.F. , page 308,
  • Stoll was still standing on the car bonnet with the catch of his large-calibre repeating rifle off.
  • (nautical) A length of canvas attached to a fore-and-aft sail to increase the pulling power.
  • (Hakluyt)
  • (obsolete, slang) An accomplice of a gambler, auctioneer, etc., who entices others to bet or to bid.
  • The second stomach of a ruminant.
  • Anything resembling a bonnet (hat) in shape or use.
  • # A small defence work at a salient angle; or a part of a parapet elevated to screen the other part from enfilade fire.
  • # A metallic canopy, or projection, over an opening, as a fireplace, or a cowl or hood to increase the draught of a chimney, etc.
  • # A frame of wire netting over a locomotive chimney, to prevent escape of sparks.
  • # A roofing over the cage of a mine, to protect its occupants from objects falling down the shaft.
  • # In pumps, a metal covering for the openings in the valve chambers.
  • Synonyms

    * (Scottish brimless hat) tam o'shanter * (cover over the engine of a motor car) hood (US)

    Derived terms

    * bonnet drama * bonnet macaque / bonnet monkey * bee in one's bonnet * sunbonnet

    See also

    * boot

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To take off the bonnet or cap as a mark of respect; to uncover.
  • (Shakespeare)
  • (dated) To pull the bonnet or cap down over the head of.
  • *
  • (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

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    cap

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) (m).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A close-fitting head covering either without a brim or with a peak.
  • The children were all wearing caps to protect them from the sun.
  • A special head covering to indicate rank, occupation etc.
  • An academic mortarboard
  • A protective cover or seal
  • He took the cap of the bottle and splashed himself with some cologne.
  • A crown for covering a tooth
  • He had golden caps on his teeth.
  • The summit of a mountain etc.
  • There was snow on the cap of the mountain.
  • An artificial upper limit or ceiling
  • We should put a cap on the salaries, to keep them under control.
  • The top part of a mushroom
  • A small amount of gunpowder in a paper strip or plastic cup for use in a toy gun
  • Billy spent all morning firing caps with his friends, re-enacting storming the beach at Normandy.
  • A small explosive device used to detonate a larger charge of explosives
  • He wired the cap to the bundle of dynamite, then detonated it remotely.
  • (slang) A bullet used to shoot someone.
  • * 2001: Charles Jade, Jade goes to Metreon
  • Did he think they were going to put a cap in his ass right in the middle of Metreon?
  • (soccer) An international appearance
  • Rio Ferdinand won his 50th cap for England in a game against Sweden.
  • (obsolete) The top, or uppermost part; the chief.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Thou art the cap of all the fools alive.
  • (obsolete) A respectful uncovering of the head.
  • * Fuller
  • he that will give a cap and make a leg in thanks
  • (zoology) The whole top of the head of a bird from the base of the bill to the nape of the neck.
  • (architecture) The uppermost of any assemblage of parts.
  • the cap of column, door, etc.; a capital, coping, cornice, lintel, or plate
  • Something covering the top or end of a thing for protection or ornament.
  • (nautical) A collar of iron or wood used in joining spars, as the mast and the topmast, the bowsprit and the jib boom; also, a covering of tarred canvas at the end of a rope.
  • (geometry) A portion of a spherical or other convex surface.
  • A large size of writing paper.
  • flat cap'''; fools'''cap'''; legal '''cap
    Antonyms
    * (artificial upper limit) floor
    Hyponyms
    * See also
    Derived terms
    * (head covering) baseball cap, cunt cap * (protective cover or seal) crown cap, filler cap * (artificial upper limit) interest rate cap * (small amount of explosive used as detonator) percussion cap, pop a cap in someone's ass
    See also
    * set one's cap at

    Verb

    (capp)
  • To cover or seal with a cap
  • To award a cap as a mark of distinction etc.
  • To lie over or on top of something
  • To surpass or outdo
  • To set an upper limit on something
  • cap wages.
  • To make something even more wonderful at the end.
  • That really capped my day.
  • (cricket) To select a player to play for a specified side
  • (slang) To shoot (someone) with a firearm.
  • If he don't get outta my hood, I'm gonna cap his ass.
  • (sports) to select to play for the national team.
  • Peter Shilton is the most capped English footballer.
  • (obsolete) To uncover the head respectfully.
  • (Shakespeare)
  • * Thackeray
  • Tom capped the proctor with the profoundest of bows.
  • To deprive of a cap.
  • (Spenser)

    Etymology 2

    From capitalization, by shortening.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (finance) Capitalization.
  • Derived terms
    * market cap

    Etymology 3

    From capital, by shortening.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) An uppercase letter.
  • Verb

    (capp)
  • (informal) To convert text to uppercase.
  • Anagrams

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