hooded

[ hood-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.

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Origin of hooded

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

OTHER WORDS FROM hooded

hood·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby hooded

Honshu, hoo, hooch, hoochinoo, hood, hooded, hooded crow, hooded seal, hooded top, hooded warbler, hoodia

How to use hooded in a sentence

The surf in Maine can get quite good, with its 228 miles of coastline, but it takes a pretty powerful storm, and that’s far more likely to happen in winter and hooded-wetsuit weather.
My Quest to Surf Every Coastal State|eriley|July 28, 2021|Outside Online
So, all these things that start happening, you know, like, with the loose neck and the hooded eyes and stuff, and I’m like, I’m on my way!
Watch: Justine Bateman on the Reaction to Her Book and Why Fear of Aging Is Worse Than Looking Older|Susanna Schrobsdorff|April 25, 2021|Time
Charging papers made public Tuesday allege that the younger Bozell, 41, appeared on video on the Senate chamber floor during the event wearing a Hershey Christian Academy hooded sweatshirt.
L. Brent Bozell IV, descendant of prominent conservative family, charged in Capitol breach|Spencer Hsu|February 17, 2021|Washington Post
In other instances, naked detainees were hooded and dragged up and down corridors while subject to physical abuse.
The Most Gruesome Moments in the CIA ‘Torture Report’|Shane Harris, Tim Mak|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He was kept in total darkness, kept cold, had music blasted at him and was shackled and hooded.
Inside the CIA’s Sadistic Dungeon|Tim Mak|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She went as calm as a hooded falcon after he covered her head with the sheet.
He Faces Jail for Rescuing Baby Eagles|Michael Daly|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You can now find her hooded image on cars, necklaces, votive candles, tattoos, and altars across Mexico and the United States.
America’s Fastest Growing Death Holiday Is From Mexico|Michael Schulson|November 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They can only be grateful to be equipped and trained with full body hazmat suits complete with hooded face masks.
Ebola Nurses Are As Brave As Soldiers|Michael Daly|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They were hidden by the bend of the hooded passage, alone in the filtered light that struggled up the gloomy halls.
The Woman Gives|Owen Johnson
He switched on a hooded reading-light beside the bed and turned it so that its rays fell on the small occupant.
Red Pepper Burns|Grace S. Richmond
Then, removing his ulster, he drew the hooded adikey over his head.
Left on the Labrador|Dillon Wallace
All horrent the cobra exalts his hooded head, and the spanning jaws fly open.
The Fiend's Delight|Dod Grile
Mrs. Maynard put a lovely white, hooded cape of her own round Marjorie, and carefully drew the hood up over her curls.
Marjorie's Busy Days|Carolyn Wells

British Dictionary definitions for hooded

hooded

/ (ˈhʊdɪd) /

adjective

covered with, having, or shaped like a hood

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

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hooded

Origin of hooded

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British Dictionary definitions for hooded