Cowl (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a hooded garment worn by monks.
  2. the hood of this garment.
  3. part of a garment that is draped to resemble a cowl or hood.
  4. the forward part of the body of a motor vehicle supporting the rear of the hood and the windshield and housing the pedals and instrument panel.
  5. a cowling.
  6. a hoodlike covering for increasing the draft of a chimney or ventilator.
  7. a wire netting fastened to the top of the smokestack of a locomotive to prevent large sparks from being discharged; a spark arrester.
verb (used with object)
  1. to cover with or as if with a cowl.
  2. to put a monk's cowl on.
  3. to make a monk of.
noun
  1. U.S. actress and playwright.
noun
  1. a hood, esp a loose one
  2. the hooded habit of a monk
  3. a cover fitted to a chimney to increase ventilation and prevent draughts
  4. the part of a car body that supports the windscreen and the bonnet
  5. aeronautics another word for cowling
verb (tr)
  1. to cover or provide with a cowl
  2. to make a monk of
Cowl (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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