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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.