cowl

Meanings

Plural: cowls

Noun

protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine
- "the mechanic removed the cowling in order to repair the plane's engine"
a loose hood or hooded robe (as worn by a monk)
A monk's hood that can be pulled forward to cover the face; a robe with such a hood attached to it.
A mask that covers the majority of the head.
A thin protective covering over all or part of an engine; also cowling.
A usually hood-shaped covering used to increase the draft of a chimney and prevent backflow.
A ship's ventilator with a bell-shaped top which can be swivelled to catch the wind and force it below.
A vertical projection of a ship's funnel that directs the smoke away from the bridge.
A monk.
A vessel carried on a pole, a soe.
A caul (the amnion which encloses the foetus before birth, especially that part of it which sometimes shrouds a baby’s head at birth).

Verb

cover with or as with a cowl
- "cowl the boys and veil the girls"
To cover with, or as if with, a cowl (hood).
To wrap or form (something made of fabric) like a cowl.
To make a monk of (a person).
To scrape together

Adj

cold

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

bonnet, cowling, hood

Scrabble Score: 9

cowl is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
cowl is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cowl is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

cowl is a valid Words With Friends word