cowl
cowl Lexical Profile
cowl Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A large, loose hood, especially one forming part of a monk's habit or cloak.
"The mysterious figure stepped out of the shadows, pulling back his dark cowl to reveal his face."
The forward part of a vehicle's bodywork supporting the windshield and dashboard, or the removable cover over an aircraft engine.
"The mechanic had to remove the aircraft's cowl to inspect the damaged engine components."
A hood-shaped covering fitted to the top of a chimney or ventilation shaft to increase draft and prevent wind from blowing smoke back down.
"The wind rattled the metal cowl atop the old brick chimney all through the stormy night."
• verb
To cover or enclose with a cowl or hood.
"The engineer cowled the engine tightly to improve the aircraft's aerodynamics."
To shroud, obscure, or cover completely as if with a hood.
"Thick morning fog cowled the mountain peaks, rendering the trail invisible from the valley."
• Rhymes for cowl
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'cugele', which derived from Late Latin 'cuculla', a variant of Latin 'cucullus', meaning 'hood'.
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