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单词 cowl
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cowl1 /kowl/

noun
  1. A large loose hood, esp of a kind worn by a monk
  2. A hooded monk's habit
  3. A cover, usu revolving, fitted over a chimney to improve ventilation
  4. The part of a motor vehicle to which the windscreen and instrument panel are fixed
  5. A cowling
transitive verb

To cover like a cowl

ORIGIN: OE cugele; ON kofl; related to L cucullus hood

cowled adjective

Wearing a cowl

cowlˈing noun

The metal casing round an aeroplane engine

cowlˈ-necked adjective

(of a dress, sweater, etc) having a collar which lies in loose folds over the neck and shoulders as a monk's cowl does

cowl2 /kōl, kool or kowl/ (dialect or archaic)

noun

A tub or large vessel for liquids

ORIGIN: OE cūfel or OFr cuvele, both from L cūpella dimin of cūpa a cask

cowlˈ-staff noun (Shakespeare)

A pole on which a basket or vessel is slung

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