hooded

[ hoo d-id ]

/ ˈhʊd ɪd /

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adjective

having, or covered with, a hood: a hooded jacket.

having the shape of a hood; hood-shaped.

Zoology. having on the head a hoodlike formation, crest, arrangement of colors, or the like.

Botany. cucullate.

Nearby words

hood rat, hood, john bell, hood, mount, hood, raymond mathewson, hood, thomas, hooded, hooded crow, hooded seal, hooded top, hooded warbler, hoodia

Origin of hooded

First recorded in 1400–50, hooded is from the late Middle English word hodid. See hood¹, -ed³

Related forms

hood·ed·ness, noun

Definition for hooded (2 of 2)

hood

[ hoo d ]

/ hʊd /

noun

a soft or flexible covering for the head and neck, either separate or attached to a cloak, coat, or the like.

something resembling or suggesting such a covering, especially in shape, as certain petals or sepals.

the hinged, movable part of an automobile body covering the engine.

British. the roof of a carriage.

a metal cover or canopy for a stove, ventilator, etc.

Falconry. a cover for the entire head of a hawk, used when the bird is not in pursuit of game.

an ornamental ruffle or fold on the back of the shoulders of an academic gown, jurist's robe, etc.

a crest or band of color on the head of certain birds and animals.

verb (used with object)

to furnish with a hood.

to cover with or as if with a hood.

Origin of hood

before 900; 1925–30, Americanism for def 3; Middle English hode, Old English hōd; cognate with Old Frisian hōde, Dutch hoed, German Hut hat

Related forms

hood·less, adjectivehood·like, adjective

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Examples from the Web for hooded

In other instances, naked detainees were hooded and dragged up and down corridors while subject to physical abuse.
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She went as calm as a hooded falcon after he covered her head with the sheet.
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They can only be grateful to be equipped and trained with full body hazmat suits complete with hooded face masks.
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The letter was renounced and shredded: the dedicated ascetic contemplated a hooded shape, washed of every earthly fleck.
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Across the wide hall below would stream the hooded women and the men in great-coats, silk hats in hand.
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Beneath trees and hedgerows the ripe mosses gleamed, and coral and amber fungi, with amanita and other hooded folk.
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One great boulder is named the Hooded Monk, because of its resemblance to the human head in a monks cowl.
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The old pointer is summoned; "The Princess," an eyas falcon in the second plumage, is hooded; and the walk is commenced.
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British Dictionary definitions for hooded (1 of 4)

hooded

/ (ˈhʊdɪd) /

adjective

covered with, having, or shaped like a hood

(of eyes) having heavy eyelids that appear to be half closed

British Dictionary definitions for hooded (2 of 4)

hood

/ (hʊd) /

noun

a loose head covering either attached to a cloak or coat or made as a separate garment

something resembling this in shape or use

the US and Canadian name for bonnet (def. 3)

the folding roof of a convertible car

a hoodlike garment worn over an academic gown, indicating its wearer's degree and university

falconry a close-fitting cover, placed over the head and eyes of a falcon to keep it quiet when not hunting

biology a structure or marking, such as the fold of skin on the head of a cobra, that covers or appears to cover the head or some similar part

verb

(tr) to cover or provide with or as if with a hood

Derived Forms

hoodless, adjectivehoodlike, adjective

Word Origin for hood

Old English hōd; related to Old High German huot hat, Middle Dutch hoet, Latin cassis helmet; see hat

British Dictionary definitions for hooded (3 of 4)

hood

/ (hʊd) /

noun

slang short for hoodlum (def. 1)

British Dictionary definitions for hooded (4 of 4)

Hood

/ (hʊd) /

noun

Robin See Robin Hood

Samuel, 1st Viscount. 1724–1816, British admiral. He fought successfully against the French during the American Revolution and the French Revolutionary Wars

Thomas. 1799–1845, British poet and humorist: his work includes protest poetry, such as The Song of the Shirt (1843) and The Bridge of Sighs (1844)

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