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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