cowl

Noun

1. A monk's hood that can be pulled forward to cover the face; a robe with such a hood attached to it.
2. A mask that covers the majority of the head.
3. A thin protective covering over all or part of an engine; also cowling.
4. A usually hood-shaped covering used to increase the draft of a chimney and prevent backflow.
5. A ship's ventilator with a bell-shaped top which can be swivelled to catch the wind and force it below.
6. A vertical projection of a ship's funnel that directs the smoke away from the bridge.
7. (metonymically) A monk.

Verb

1. To cover with, or as if with, a cowl (hood).
2. To wrap or form (something made of fabric) like a cowl.
3. (transitive) To make a monk of (a person).
4. (Yorkshire) To scrape together

Adj

cold

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kaʊl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: coule

Inherited from Old English: cūle

In summary

From Middle English coule, from Old English cūle, from earlier cugele (“hood, cowl”), from Ecclesiastical Latin cuculla (“monk's cowl”), from Latin cucullus (“hood”), of uncertain origin. Doublet of cagoule.

Synonyms

hood

bonnet

cap

cowling

dome

fairing

helmet

moot

pants

pin

shale

sleeve

spool

tippet

turban

biggin

chimney cap

hoodie

jacketing

smoke stack

monastic habit

chimney hood

smoke stack hood

false ogive

smoke stack cap

mesh gauge

acorn

mesh bar

cannula

cape

cloak

Translations

capucha

capuz

capuchon

kap

capuchon

mantelkap

κουκούλα

cuculla

cagoule

Kapuze

capó

Mönchskutte

huik

froc

cylindre