bonet.
a square four-corned cap worn by clerics and academics, ancestor of the modern biretta and mortarboard
Meaning & usage
a square four-corned cap worn by clerics and academics, ancestor of the modern biretta and mortarboard
the fruit of the spindle tree, which resembles a square four-corned cap in shape
Where this word comes from
From Late Latin abbonis, obbonis (“ribbon of a headdress”), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *obbunni, from *ob- (“above, over”) + *bunni. Cognate with French bonnet, Spanish bonete, etc.
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