Word Frequency
cowl (kaʊl
)
Definitions
noun
- a hood, esp a loose one
- the hooded habit of a monk
- a cover fitted to a chimney to increase ventilation and prevent draughts
- the part of a car body that supports the windscreen and the bonnet
- (aeronautics) another word for cowling
verb
- to cover or provide with a cowl
- to make a monk of
Word Origin
Old English cugele, from Late Latin cuculla cowl, from Latin cucullus covering, cap, hoodExample Sentences Including 'cowled'
Below left The Bristol Type 72 Racer was the smallest aeroplane that could be bolted on behind a fully cowled Jupiter engine.Plane Speaking - a personal view of aviation history
That hooded, cowled figure turned and the white, ugly face of the Dog Priest, the very man we had just buried, was grinning at me.A Shrine of Murders
The man was garbed all in black, his face hidden by a deep cowled hood.Here Be Dragons
but we thought he was a monk; he was hooded and cowled , and then he disappeared.A Shrine of Murders
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