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1. a covering for the head and neck and, sometimes, the face, worn separately or as part of a robe, cloak, or jacket a monk's cowl is a hood
2. anything resembling a hood in shape or use; specif.,
   1. a fold of cloth over the back of an academic or ecclesiastical gown, judge's robe, etc., often with distinguishing colors to indicate the wearer's degree, college affiliation, etc.
   2. ☆ the body panel that usually covers the engine of an automotive vehicle
   3. a protective canopy, as above a cookstove, often containing a fan, for exhausting heat, smoke, and fumes
   4. the cowl of a chimney
   5. a covering for a horse's head
   6. Falconry the covering for a falcon's head when it is not chasing game
3. Zool.
   1. a bird's crest
   2. the fold of skin near a cobra's head that expands when the snake is excited

Etymology: ME < OE hod, akin to Ger hut, hat: for IE base see hat

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