hood
Meaning
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- A covering for the head, usually attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak.
- A covering for the head, usually attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak.
- A distinctively coloured fold of material, representing a university degree.
- An enclosure that protects something, especially from above.
- Particular parts of conveyances
- Particular parts of conveyances
- Particular parts of conveyances
- Particular parts of conveyances
- Particular parts of conveyances
- Various body parts
- (colloquial) Various body parts
- Various body parts
- (colloquial) Various body parts
Synonyms
exhaust hood
protective covering
strong-armer
lens hood
extractor fan
ventilation cowl
odd person
prompter’s box
potette
NBC hood
NBC protective hood
ventilating cowl
spill shield
curtain board
fume chamber
fuming cupboard
draught hood
protecting case
stink cupboard
ventilated chamber
draft cupboard
light screen
viser
protective cup
engine hood
hood of hair dryer
ability
head-cover
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/hʊd/
Etymology
From Middle English hood, hod, from Old English hōd, from Proto-Germanic *hōdaz (cognate with Saterland Frisian Houd, West Frisian/Dutch hoed, German Low German Hood, German Hut). Cognate with Proto-Iranian *xawdaH (“hat”) (compare Avestan 𐬑𐬂𐬛𐬀 (xåda), Old Persian 𐎧𐎢𐎭 (x-u-d /xaudā/)), from Proto-Indo-European *kadʰ- (“to cover”). More at hat.
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