cowl.

1. A large hood, or a hooded garment, associated especially with monks.

2. A hoodlike covering fitted over a chimney outlet, ventilator, or part of a machine.

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Words that belong together

• a monk’s cowl
• draw back a cowl

On the page

The monk drew his cowl over his face.

Rain darkened the wool of the traveler’s cowl.

Usage notes

Primary category: gothic. Forms: Singular cowl; plural cowls. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.