cowl

[ koul ]

/ kaʊl /

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noun

a hooded garment worn by monks.

the hood of this garment.

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

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.

a cowling.

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

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)

to cover with or as if with a cowl.

to put a monk's cowl on.

to make a monk of.

Nearby words

cowhide, cowichan sweater, cowinner, cowitch, cowk, cowl, cowl neckline, cowled, cowley, cowley, abraham, cowley, malcolm

Origin of cowl

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

Definition for cowl (2 of 2)

Cowl

[ koul ]

/ kaʊl /

noun

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

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Examples from the Web for cowl

The Capucins themselves are disposed in niches, and each has a text from Scripture over his cowl.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 363, January, 1846|Various
The peak of a cowl shot straight above his head, and the curtains of it covered his face.
Rest Harrow|Maurice Hewlett
His cowl was pushed back to his shoulders, baring the astonishment of his lean face.
The Lady of Fort St. John|Mary Hartwell Catherwood
A low, merry laugh came out of the Monk's cowl, and the Huguenotte let her form sink a little in her chair with a gentle sigh.
The Grandissimes|George Washington Cable

He wore a long serge gown, with a cowl, like a mendicant monk, and as they approached he put out his open hand for alms.
Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape From the Brigand's of Greece|Bracebridge Hemyng

British Dictionary definitions for cowl

cowl

/ (kaʊl) /

noun

a hood, esp a loose one

the hooded habit of a monk

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

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

aeronautics another word for cowling

verb (tr)

to cover or provide with a cowl

to make a monk of

Word Origin for cowl

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

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Word Origin and History for cowl

cowl

Old English cule, from earlier cugele, from Late Latin cuculla "monk's cowl," variant of Latin cucullus "hood, cowl," of uncertain origin. Cowling is 1917 in the aircraft sense.

cowl

noun

verb (used with object)

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Cowl

noun

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cowl

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