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cowl

UK/kəʉl/ US/kaʊl/ uncommon obsolete uk
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.

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”
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2.

a loose hood or hooded robe (as worn by a monk)

verb

1.

cover with or as with a cowl

  • “cowl the boys and veil the girls”

Origin

From Middle English coule, from Old English cūle, from earlier cugele (“hood, cowl”), from Ecclesiastical Latin cuculla (“monk's cowl”), from Latin cucullus (“hood”), of uncertain origin. Doublet of cagoule.

Phrases

  • cowl flap
  • cowl unit
  • friar's cowl
  • Kilmarnock cowl
  • the cowl does not make the monk

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