cowled

[ kould ]
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adjective
  1. wearing a cowl.

  2. shaped like a cowl; cucullate.

Origin of cowled

1
First recorded in 1555–65; cowl + -ed3

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How to use cowled in a sentence

  • That cowled Sarah Burton column in ivory crepe was a Twitter sensation.

  • A large chimney, cowled to face the prevailing wind, served for ventilation, and on the hottest days one was cool and comfortable.

    War in the Garden of Eden | Kermit Roosevelt
  • The spirit of monachism is as distinguishable as if the cowled ghosts of the victims were actually seen flitting along the aisles.

    How to Observe | Harriet Martineau
  • Still, I will be on my guard, and will take care that no cowled monk approaches too closely to the king.

    Wulf the Saxon | G. A. Henty
  • The grim towers rise boldly without ornament or decoration of any kind, and are cowled by a peculiarly strange roofing.

    The Automobilist Abroad | M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield