cowl

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a large loose hood, especially one attached to a monk's robe

   The monk drew his cowl forward against the cold wind.

2. 2
   noun

   a protective hood or covering over an engine, machine part, chimney, or ventilation opening

   The mechanic removed the metal cowl to inspect the engine.

3. 3
   verb

   to cover or enclose with a cowl or hood

   A sheet-metal housing cowled the exposed mechanism.

From Middle English coule, from Old English cule and earlier cugele, ultimately from Latin cucullus or cuculla, 'hood.' The word first named a monk's hood or hooded robe and later extended to hood-shaped protective covers on machines and vents.

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