Cowl Definition
koul
cowls
noun
cowls
A monk's hood.
Webster's New World
A monk's cloak with a hood.
Webster's New World
Something shaped like a cowl.
Webster's New World
A hood-shaped covering used to increase the draft of a chimney.
American Heritage
A large, two-handled tub for carrying water, usually borne on a pole.
Webster's New World
verb
cowls
To put a cowl on; cover with or as with a cowl.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Cowl
Noun
Singular:
cowlPlural:
cowlsOrigin of Cowl
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From Middle English coule, from Old English cūle, from earlier cugele (“hood, cowl”), from Ecclesiastical Latin cuculla (“monk's cowl”)," from Latin cucullus (“hood”), of uncertain origin.
From Wiktionary
Middle English coule from Old English cugele from Late Latin cuculla from Latin cucullus hood
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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