Scarf vs Bonnet - What's the difference?
scarf | bonnet |
A long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck.
* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham)
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, chapter=2 A headscarf.
(dated) A neckcloth or cravat.
To throw on loosely; to put on like a scarf.
* 1599-1601 , (William Shakespeare), (Hamlet), Act 5, Scene 2:
To dress with a scarf, or as with a scarf; to cover with a loose wrapping.
A type of joint in woodworking.
A groove on one side of a sewing machine needle.
A dip or notch or cut made in the trunk of a tree to direct its fall when felling.
To shape by grinding.
To form a scarf on the end or edge of, as for a joint in timber, forming a "V" groove for welding adjacent metal plates, metal rods, etc.
To unite, as two pieces of timber or metal, by a scarf joint.
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English nouns with irregular plurals
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A type of hat, once worn by women or children, held in place by ribbons tied under the chin.
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* 2008 , Russell H. Conwell, Robert Shackleton, Acres of Diamonds ,
A traditional Scottish woollen brimless cap; a bunnet.
(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 ,
(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 ,
* 2004 , David Spencer, quoted in Don Loffler, The FJ Holden: A Favourite Australian Car ,
* 2009 , Ciaran Simms, Denis Wood, Pedestrian and Cyclist Impact: A Biomechanical Perspective ,
* 2009 , Stefan Aust, Anthea Bell, Baader-Meinhof: the inside story of the R.A.F. ,
(nautical) A length of canvas attached to a fore-and-aft sail to increase the pulling power.
(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.
(obsolete) To take off the bonnet or cap as a mark of respect; to uncover.
(dated) To pull the bonnet or cap down over the head of.
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(Webster 1913)
As a noun scarf
is a long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck or scarf can be a type of joint in woodworking or scarf can be (scotland) a cormorant.As a verb scarf
is to throw on loosely; to put on like a scarf or scarf can be to shape by grinding or scarf can be (transitive|us|slang) to eat very quickly.As a proper noun bonnet is
a botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist edmond bonnet (1848-1922).scarf
English
(wikipedia scarf)Etymology 1
Probably from . http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/scarf?s=t. The verb is derived from the noun.Noun
(en-noun)citation, passage=Now that she had rested and had fed from the luncheon tray Mrs. Broome had just removed, she had reverted to her normal gaiety. She looked cool in a grey tailored cotton dress with a terracotta scarf and shoes and her hair a black silk helmet.}}
Verb
(en verb)- My sea-gown scarfed about me.
Etymology 2
(the first two definitions) Of uncertain origin. Possibly from (etyl) skarfr, derivative of .Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (l)Verb
(en verb)Etymology 3
Of imitative origin, or a variant of scoff. Alternatively from (etyl) .Usage notes
The more usual form in the UK is scoff.Derived terms
* scarf downEtymology 4
Icelandic (skarfr)?References
bonnet
English
Alternative forms
* (Scottish brimless hat) bunnetNoun
(en noun)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 .
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- “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.
- (Sir Walter Scott)
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- 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.
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- 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 .
page 217,
- People were reluctant to slam a bonnet' shut in those days. One just did not slam ' bonnets and doors.
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- 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.
page 308,
- Stoll was still standing on the car bonnet with the catch of his large-calibre repeating rifle off.
- (Hakluyt)
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 * sunbonnetSee also
* bootVerb
(en verb)- (Shakespeare)
