cowl /ˈkaʊ(ə)l/
頭巾;修道士;煙窗帽;擋風玻璃板
Cowl n.
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. A vessel carried on a pole between two persons, for conveyance of water.
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cowl
n 1: protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers
the engine; "there are powerful engines under the hoods
of new cars"; "the mechanic removed the cowling in order
to repair the plane's engine" [syn: hood, bonnet, cowling]
2: a loose hood or hooded robe (as worn by a monk)
v : cover with or as with a cowl; "cowl the boys and veil the
girls"