About The Word Cowl
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Cowl
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What's The Definition Of Cowl?
[n] protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine
[v] cover with a cowl Synonyms | Synonyms for Cowl: cowling | hood Related Terms | Find terms related to Cowl: blanket | cloak | coat | cover | coverage | covering | covert | coverture | cowling | curtain | drape | drapery | guise | hanging | hood | housing | mantle | mask | pall | screen | shelter | shield | shroud | veil | vestment See Also | aeroplane | airplane | cover | plane | protection | protective cover | protective covering Cowl In Webster's Dictionary \Cowl\ (koul), n. [AS. cuhle, cugle, cugele; cf. dial. G.
kogel, gugel, OF. coule, goule; all fr. LL. cuculla,
cucullus, fr. L. cucullus cap, hood; perh. akin to celare to
conceal, cella cell. Cf. {Cucullate}.]
1. A monk's hood; -- usually attached to the gown. The name
was also applied to the hood and garment together.
What differ more, you cry, than crown and cowl?
--Pope.
2. A cowl-shaped cap, commonly turning with the wind, used to
improve the draft of a chimney, ventilating shaft, etc.
3. A wire cap for the smokestack of a locomotive.
\Cowl\, n. [Cf. OF. cuvele, cuvel, dim. of F. cuve tub, vat, fr. L. cupa. See {Cup}.] A vessel carried on a pole between two persons, for conveyance of water. --Johnson. |
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