cowl

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine
  2. noun a loose hood or hooded robe (as worn by a monk)
  3. verb cover with or as with a cowl

Etymology

From Middle English coule, from Old English cūle, from earlier cugele (“hood, cowl”), from Ecclesiastical Latin cuculla (“monk's cowl”), from Latin cucullus (“hood”), of uncertain origin. Doublet of cagoule.

In classic literature

Synonyms

hood, bonnet, cowling

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