cowl

/kaʊl/

noun

  1. 1

    A monk's hood that can be pulled forward to cover the face; a robe with such a hood attached to it.

  2. 2

    A mask that covers the majority of the head.

  3. 3

    A thin protective covering over all or part of an engine; also cowling.

  4. 4

    A usually hood-shaped covering used to increase the draft of a chimney and prevent backflow.

  5. 5

    A ship's ventilator with a bell-shaped top which can be swivelled to catch the wind and force it below.

  6. 6

    A vertical projection of a ship's funnel that directs the smoke away from the bridge.

  7. 7

    (metonymy) A monk.

verb

  1. 1

    To cover with, or as if with, a cowl (hood).

  2. 2

    To wrap or form (something made of fabric) like a cowl.

  3. 3

    To make a monk of (a person).

noun

  1. 1

    A vessel carried on a pole, a soe.

noun

  1. 1

    A caul (the amnion which encloses the foetus before birth, especially that part of it which sometimes shrouds a baby’s head at birth).

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