bonnet limpet

bonnet limpet
noun or bonnet shell
Etymology: so called from the shape of its shell
: a snail of Calyptraea or a related genus

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  • Bonnet limpet — Bonnet Bon net (b[o^]n n[e^]t), n. [OE. bonet, OF. bonet, bonete. F. bonnet fr. LL. bonneta, bonetum; orig. the name of a stuff, and of unknown origin.] 1. A headdress for men and boys; a cap. [Obs.] Milton. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A soft,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bonnet — Bon net (b[o^]n n[e^]t), n. [OE. bonet, OF. bonet, bonete. F. bonnet fr. LL. bonneta, bonetum; orig. the name of a stuff, and of unknown origin.] 1. A headdress for men and boys; a cap. [Obs.] Milton. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A soft, elastic, very …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bonnet monkey — Bonnet Bon net (b[o^]n n[e^]t), n. [OE. bonet, OF. bonet, bonete. F. bonnet fr. LL. bonneta, bonetum; orig. the name of a stuff, and of unknown origin.] 1. A headdress for men and boys; a cap. [Obs.] Milton. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A soft,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bonnet piece — Bonnet Bon net (b[o^]n n[e^]t), n. [OE. bonet, OF. bonet, bonete. F. bonnet fr. LL. bonneta, bonetum; orig. the name of a stuff, and of unknown origin.] 1. A headdress for men and boys; a cap. [Obs.] Milton. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A soft,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bonnet shell — noun see bonnet limpet …   Useful english dictionary

  • Black bonnet — Bonnet Bon net (b[o^]n n[e^]t), n. [OE. bonet, OF. bonet, bonete. F. bonnet fr. LL. bonneta, bonetum; orig. the name of a stuff, and of unknown origin.] 1. A headdress for men and boys; a cap. [Obs.] Milton. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A soft,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Blue bonnet — Bonnet Bon net (b[o^]n n[e^]t), n. [OE. bonet, OF. bonet, bonete. F. bonnet fr. LL. bonneta, bonetum; orig. the name of a stuff, and of unknown origin.] 1. A headdress for men and boys; a cap. [Obs.] Milton. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A soft,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To have a bee in the bonnet — Bonnet Bon net (b[o^]n n[e^]t), n. [OE. bonet, OF. bonet, bonete. F. bonnet fr. LL. bonneta, bonetum; orig. the name of a stuff, and of unknown origin.] 1. A headdress for men and boys; a cap. [Obs.] Milton. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A soft,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hood — Bonnet Bon net (b[o^]n n[e^]t), n. [OE. bonet, OF. bonet, bonete. F. bonnet fr. LL. bonneta, bonetum; orig. the name of a stuff, and of unknown origin.] 1. A headdress for men and boys; a cap. [Obs.] Milton. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A soft,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Macacus sinicus — Bonnet Bon net (b[o^]n n[e^]t), n. [OE. bonet, OF. bonet, bonete. F. bonnet fr. LL. bonneta, bonetum; orig. the name of a stuff, and of unknown origin.] 1. A headdress for men and boys; a cap. [Obs.] Milton. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A soft,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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