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1. (n.) cowl
a hooded garment worn by monks.
2. cowl
the hood itself.
3. cowl
a draped, hoodlike garment.
4. cowl
the forward part of the body of a motor vehicle supporting the rear of the hood and the windshield and housing the pedals and instrument panel.
5. cowl
a cowling.
6. cowl
a hoodlike covering for increasing the draft of a chimney or ventilator.
7. (v.t.) cowl
to cover with or as if with a cowl.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME cou(e)le, OE cugele, cūle < LL cuculla monk's hood, var. of L cucullus hood)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) hood, bonnet, cowl, cowling
protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine
"there are powerful engines under the hoods of new cars"; "the mechanic removed the cowling in order to repair the plane's engine"
2. (verb) cowl
a loose hood or hooded robe (as worn by a monk)
3. (verb) cowl
cover with or as with a cowl
"cowl the boys and veil the girls"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) cowl
a monk's hood; -- usually attached to the gown. The name was also applied to the hood and garment together
2. (noun) cowl
a cowl-shaped cap, commonly turning with the wind, used to improve the draft of a chimney, ventilating shaft, etc
3. (noun) cowl
a wire cap for the smokestack of a locomotive
4. (noun) cowl
a vessel carried on a pole between two persons, for conveyance of water
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Sense: (a cap or hood like) a monk's hood.
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 Afrikaans: monnikskap |
 Arabic: غِطاء رأس الرّاهِب |
 Bulgarian: качулка |
 Brazilian: capuz |
 Czech: kapuce |
 German: die Mönchskutte |
 Danish: hætte |
 Greek: καλύπτρα, κουκούλα μοναχο |
 Spanish: capucha |
 Estonian: kapuuts |
 Farsi: کلاه چسبیده به خرقه |
 Finnish: huppu |
 French: capuchon |
 Hebrew: בַּרדָס |
 Hindi: सिर ढकने का कपड़ा |
 Croatian: kapuljača |
 Hungarian: csuklya |
 Indonesian: tudung |
 Icelandic: (munka)hetta |
 Italian: cappuccio |
 Japanese: づきん |
 Korean: (수도복의) 두건 |
 Lithuanian: gobtuvas |
 Latvian: kapuce |
 Malay: penutup kepala |
 Dutch: kap |
 Norwegian: munkekutte,–hette |
 Polish: kaptur |
 Persian: کلاه چسبیده به خرقه |
 Pashto: د عیسوی مال د غاړی یا د ا |
 Portuguese: capuz |
 Romanian: glugă |
 Russian: капюшон |
 Slovak: kapucňa |
 Slovenian: kapuca |
 Serbian: monaška kukuljica |
 Swedish: munkkåpa, huva |
 Thai: ผ้าคลุมศีรษะของพระ |
 Turkish: başlıklı cübbe |
 Taiwanese: 修道士的頭巾或兜帽 |
 Ukrainian: сутана з капюшоном; капту |
 Urdu: كلاه دار چغہ، راهبوں كا |
 Vietnamese: mũ trùm đầu |
 Chinese: 僧衣的头巾 |
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