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cowl

[koul]
–noun
1. a hooded garment worn by monks.
2. the hood of this garment.
3. part of a garment that is draped to resemble a cowl or hood.
4. the forward part of the body of a motor vehicle supporting the rear of the hood and the windshield and housing the pedals and instrument panel.
5. a cowling.
6. a hoodlike covering for increasing the draft of a chimney or ventilator.
7. a wire netting fastened to the top of the smokestack of a locomotive to prevent large sparks from being discharged; a spark arrester.
–verb (used with object)
8. to cover with or as if with a cowl.
9. to put a monk's cowl on.
10. to make a monk of.

Origin:
bef. 1000; ME cou(e)le, OE cugele, cūle < LL cuculla monk's hood, var. of L cucullus hood

Cowl

[koul]
–noun
Jane, 1884–1950, U.S. actress and playwright.
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cowl   (koul)   
n.  
    1. The hood or hooded robe worn especially by a monk.

    2. A draped neckline on a woman's garment.

  1. A hood-shaped covering used to increase the draft of a chimney.

  2. The top portion of the front part of an automobile body, supporting the windshield and dashboard.

  3. The cowling on an aircraft.

tr.v.   cowled, cowl·ing, cowls
To cover with or as if with a cowl.

[Middle English coule, from Old English cugele, from Late Latin cuculla, from Latin cucullus, hood.]
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Word Origin & History

cowl 
O.E. cule, from earlier cugele, from L.L. cuculla "monk's cowl," var. of L. cucullus "hood," of uncertain origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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