cowl¹ /kowl/

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

To cover like a cowl

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)

A tub or large vessel for liquids

cowlˈ-staff noun (Shakespeare)

A pole on which a basket or vessel is slung

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