7. An accomplice of a gambler, auctioneer, etc., who entices others
to bet or to bid; a decoy. [Cant] Bonnet head (Zoöl.), a shark
(Sphyrna tiburio) of the southern United States and West Indies.
— Bonnet limpet (Zoöl.), a name given, from their shape, to various
species of shells (family Calyptræidæ).
— Bonnet monkey (Zoöl.), an East Indian monkey (Macacus sinicus),
with a tuft of hair on its head; the munga.
— Bonnet piece, a gold coin of the time of James V. of Scotland,
the king's head on which wears a bonnet. Sir W. Scott.
— To have a bee in the bonnet. See under Bee.
— Black bonnet. See under Black.
— Blue bonnet. See in the Vocabulary.
BONNET
Bon"net, v. i.
Defn: To take off the bonnet or cap as a mark of respect; to uncover.
[Obs.] Shak.
BONNETED
Bon"net*ed, a.
1. Wearing a bonnet. "Bonneted and shawled." Howitt.
2. (Fort.)
Defn: Protected by a bonnet. See Bonnet, 4 (a).
BONNETLESS
Bon"net*less, a.
Defn: Without a bonnet.
BONNET ROUGE
Bon`net" rouge". [F.]