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Haube — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • beanie noun A snug, close-fitting cap, typically knitted from wool, without a brim.
  • bonnet noun A soft hat, often tied under the chin, traditionally worn by women or children.
  • crest noun The highest point of something, such as a hill or wave.
  • hood noun A loose covering for the head, often part of a jacket or coat.

Senses

Haube is used for these senses in English:

  • beanie (headwear) A cap that fits the head closely, usually knitted from wool.
  • bell jar A bell-shaped glass used to cover and protect items such as food.
  • bonnet A type of hat, once worn by women or children, held in place by ribbons tied under the chin.
  • bonnet (Australia, British, NZ, South Africa, Commonwealth, automotive) The hinged cover over the engine of a motor car, also known as a hood in chiefly Canada and the US.
  • crest A tuft, or other natural ornament, growing on an animal's head, for example the comb of a cockerel, the swelling on the head of a snake, the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc.
  • hood An enclosure that protects something, especially from above.

bonnet — full definition

  1. noun A soft hat, often tied under the chin, traditionally worn by women or children.
  2. noun British English term for the hinged panel covering a car's engine (called a "hood" in American English).

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