Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The hood or hooded robe worn especially by a monk.
- noun A cowl neck.
- noun A hood-shaped covering used to increase the draft of a chimney.
- noun The top portion of the front part of an automobile body, supporting the windshield and dashboard.
- noun The cowling on an aircraft.
- transitive verb To cover with or as if with a cowl.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An old name in some parts of England for a tub or large vessel for holding liquids; specifically, a large vessel for water, to be carried on a pole between two persons.
- noun A hood attached to a gown or robe, and admitting of being drawn over the head or of being worn hanging on the shoulders: worn chiefly by monks, and characteristic of their dress or profession.
- noun A garment with a hood (vestis caputiata), black or gray or brown, varying in length in different ages and according to the usages of different orders, but having these two permanent characteristics, that it covered the head and shoulders, and that it was without sleeves.
- noun Hence A monk.
- noun A covering, originally cowl-shaped, for the top of a chimney or the upper end of a soil-pipe or ventilating shaft, made to turn with the wind, and intended to assist ventilation.
- noun A wire cap or cage on the top of a locomotive-funnel.
- noun See
kowl .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A vessel carried on a pole between two persons, for conveyance of water.
- noun A monk's hood; -- usually attached to the gown. The name was also applied to the hood and garment together.
- noun A cowl-shaped cap, commonly turning with the wind, used to improve the draft of a chimney, ventilating shaft, etc.
- noun A wire cap for the smokestack of a locomotive.
- noun (aviation) a removable metal covering for an aircraft engine, providing streamlining to minimize wind resistance; -- also called
cowling . - noun a covering for a chimney or other ventilating shaft functioning to increase the draft.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
monk 'shood or hoodedrobe - noun A
mask that covers the majority of the head. - noun A metal protective covering that covers the engine; also
cowling - noun A usually
hood -shapedcovering used to increase thedraft of achimney and preventbackflow . - noun nautical A ship's
ventilator with a bell-shaped top which can be swivelled to catch the wind and force it below - noun nautical A vertical
projection of a ship'sfunnel that directs thesmoke away from thebridge - noun obsolete, UK A
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from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb cover with or as with a cowl
- noun a loose hood or hooded robe (as worn by a monk)
- noun protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The CAVEMEN FAMILY fashion him a bat cowl from the corpses of the fallen Bat Behemoths.
Bruce Wayne Returns in April | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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Novices wear a black mantle and their cowl is short and unjoined.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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The mouth cover of the cowl was always very symbolic of Cass, who had difficulties interacting with people due to her violent upbringing and speech impediment.
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Cowl Past Batmen have had a hard time turning their heads (paging Michael Keaton), because the cowl was a solid piece of rubber attached to the suit itself.
The Dark Knight: 'Where Does He Get Those Wonderful Toys?' 2008
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I, that am but a woman, would try first whether my rock or his cowl was the better metal.
The Abbot 2008
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On her cowl was a wreath of nightshade, with its dull purple fruit and blossoms clustering around her shadowed brow.
The Hidden Children 1899
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Under the cowl was the lover with whom Mademoiselle's thoughts had been engaged.
Count Hannibal A Romance of the Court of France Stanley John Weyman 1891
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You can hide yourself away under your cowl, that is a good place for you!
Pater Peter. English. M��r J��kai 1864
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Passing over a railroad track, you could actually watch the dash and windshield move before your very eyes a phenomenon known as cowl shake.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed PETER CHENEY 2011
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Note that the purl side of the cowl is the inside, so that it matches the body of the vest when folded over.
Wise Hilda Knits 2010
bilby commented on the word cowl
"The man who had tried to help him was wearing one of the monklike butcher's cowls. He stood now like a medieval figure, waiting."
- 'The Colour Of Blood', Brian Moore.
January 3, 2008
sionnach commented on the word cowl
Ginsberg's account of the love that dared not speak its name - that between Batman and Robin
November 5, 2009