cowl

/kaʊl/ · noun

Meaning

A monk's hood that can be pulled forward to cover the face; a robe with such a hood attached to it.
A mask that covers the majority of the head.
A thin protective covering over all or part of an engine; also cowling.
A usually hood-shaped covering used to increase the draft of a chimney and prevent backflow.
A ship's ventilator with a bell-shaped top which can be swivelled to catch the wind and force it below.
A vertical projection of a ship's funnel that directs the smoke away from the bridge.
To cover with, or as if with, a cowl (hood).
To wrap or form (something made of fabric) like a cowl.
To make a monk of (a person).
A vessel carried on a pole, a soe.
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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