cowl
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.
to cover with or as if with a cowl.
to put a monk's cowl on.
to make a monk of.
Origin of cowl
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How to use cowl in a sentence
The rider’s cloak covered him to his boot tops, the cowl tugged well forward so no part of him showed.
How Amazon's The Wheel of Time Stacks Up Against Its Source Material | Leigh Butler | November 19, 2021 | TimeInstead, there's only a shot of his iconic cowl looking outside the Batcave.
The Flash Trailer Confirms Batman Will Have A Bigger Role Than We Thought | noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) | October 17, 2021 | TechCrunchSet photos revealed him back as the Bruce Wayne persona, and the actor's personal interviews confirmed that he's indeed wearing the cape and the cowl again.
The Flash Trailer Confirms Batman Will Have A Bigger Role Than We Thought | noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) | October 17, 2021 | TechCrunchThe man without fear of signing any role might struggle with the cowl-induced gravitas of Batman.
Ben Affleck Isn’t the Worst Thing to Happen to Batman | Sujay Kumar | August 31, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThere was some sort of a phonograph device under the cowl of that get-away car, and this was hooked up to the radio switch.
His cowl was thrown back, revealing his pale, ascetic countenance and shaven head.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniA sharp eye was kept on all arrivals from abroad, and a friar, fresh from Portugal, was hanged in his cowl at Limerick.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3) | Richard BagwellHis cowl had half-fallen back, and made a strange excrescence on either side of his bull-neck.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25) | Robert Louis StevensonYes—here he was slain—but it was because he refused to take the cowl, and finish his days in a monastery.
Quentin Durward | Sir Walter Scott
British Dictionary definitions for cowl
/ (kaʊl) /
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
to cover or provide with a cowl
to make a monk of
Origin of cowl
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