cowl
/kaสl/IPA: /K AW1 L/
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A monk's hood that can be pulled forward to cover the face; a robe with such a hood attached to it.
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A mask that covers the majority of the head.
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A thin protective covering over all or part of an engine; also cowling.
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A usually hood-shaped covering used to increase the draft of a chimney and prevent backflow.
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A ship's ventilator with a bell-shaped top which can be swivelled to catch the wind and force it below.
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A vertical projection of a ship's funnel that directs the smoke away from the bridge.
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(metonymy) A monk.
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To cover with, or as if with, a cowl (hood).
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To wrap or form (something made of fabric) like a cowl.
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To make a monk of (a person).
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A vessel carried on a pole, a soe.
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A caul (the amnion which encloses the foetus before birth, especially that part of it which sometimes shrouds a babyโs head at birth).
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