Cowl

Quick meaning: Cowl is a noun meaning A monk's hood that can be pulled forward to cover the face; a robe with such a hood attached to it.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

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

Example Sentences

[…] fire was spurting up from the torn engine cowl and glowing in the cockpit.

She brought the corner of the quilt over his head like a cowl and pulled it down over his face.

"What differ more (you cry) than Crown and Cowl?" / I'll tell you, friend: a Wiſe man and a Fool.

In the extreme clearness of the atmosphere the line of every roof, the cowl of every chimney was perceptible […]

Word Forms

• cowls
• cowling
• cowled

Synonyms for cowl

Depending on context, synonyms include hood, cowling.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include hood, bonnet, hoodie, cap, shroud, grille.

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