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Webster 1913 Edition


Cowl

Cowl

(koul)
,
Noun.
[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 name 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, ventilating shaft, etc.
3.
A wire cap for the smokestack of a locomotive.

Cowl

,
Noun.
[Cf. OF.
cuvele
,
cuvel
, dim. of F.
cuve
tub, vat, fr. L.
cupa
. See
Cup
.]
A vessel carried on a pole between two persons, for conveyance of water.
Johnson.

Webster 1828 Edition


Cowl

COWL

,
Noun.
1.
A monks hood, or habit, worn by the Bernardines and Benedictines. It is either white or black.
What differ more, you cry, than crown and cowl?
2.
A vessel to be carried on a pole betwixt two persons, for the conveyance of water.

Definition 2024


cowl

cowl

English

Noun

cowl (plural cowls)

  1. A monk's hood or hooded robe
    • Alexander Pope
      What differ more, you cry, than crown and cowl?
  2. A mask that covers the majority of the head.
  3. A thin protective covering over all or part of an engine; also cowling
  4. A usually hood-shaped covering used to increase the draft of a chimney and prevent backflow.
  5. (nautical) A ship's ventilator with a bell-shaped top which can be swivelled to catch the wind and force it below
  6. (nautical) A vertical projection of a ship's funnel that directs the smoke away from the bridge
  7. (obsolete, Britain) A soe

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