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COWLED
cowled
(adjective) having the head enclosed in a cowl or hood; “a cowled monk”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
cowled (not comparable)
Wearing a cowl; hooded.
(of a chimney) Fitted with a cowl.
Verb
cowled
simple past tense and past participle of cowl
Source: Wiktionary
Cowled (kould), a.
Definition: Wearing a cowl; hooded; as, a cowled monk. "That cowled churchman." Emerson.
COWL
Cowl (koul), n. Etym: [AS cuhle, cugle, cugele; cf. dial. G. kogel, gugel, OF. coule, goule; all fr. LL. cuculla, cucullus, fr. L. cucullus cap, hood; perh. akin to celare to conceal, cella cell. Cf. Cucullate.]
1. A monk's hood; -- usually attached to the gown. The nname was also applied to the hood and garment together. What differ more, you cry, than crown and cowl Pope.
2. A cowl-shaped cap, commonly turning with the wind, used to improve the draft of a chimney, ventilatingshaft, etc.
3. A wire cap for the smokestack of a locomotive.
Cowl, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. cuvele, cuvel, dim. of F. cuve tub, vat, fr. L. cupa. See Cup.]
Definition: A vessel carried on a pole between two persons, for conveyance of water. Johnson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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