cowl

[ koul ]
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noun
  1. a hooded garment worn by monks.

  2. the hood of this garment.

  1. part of a garment that is draped to resemble a cowl or hood.

  2. the forward part of the body of a motor vehicle supporting the rear of the hood and the windshield and housing the pedals and instrument panel.

  3. a hoodlike covering for increasing the draft of a chimney or ventilator.

  4. a wire netting fastened to the top of the smokestack of a locomotive to prevent large sparks from being discharged; a spark arrester.

verb (used with object)
  1. to cover with or as if with a cowl.

  2. to put a monk's cowl on.

  1. to make a monk of.

Origin of cowl

1
before 1000; Middle English cou(e)le,Old English cugele, cūle<Late Latin cuculla monk's hood, variant of Latin cucullus hood

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Cowl
[ koul ]

noun
  1. Jane, 1884–1950, U.S. actress and playwright.

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British Dictionary definitions for cowl

cowl

/ (kaʊl) /


noun
  1. a hood, esp a loose one

  2. the hooded habit of a monk

  1. a cover fitted to a chimney to increase ventilation and prevent draughts

  2. the part of a car body that supports the windscreen and the bonnet

  3. aeronautics another word for cowling

verb(tr)
  1. to cover or provide with a cowl

  2. to make a monk of

Origin of cowl

1
Old English cugele, from Late Latin cuculla cowl, from Latin cucullus covering, cap, hood

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