cowl

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cowl /kaʊl/ noun [countable]  1  DCCRRa large hood that covers your head and shoulders 蒙头斗篷，风帽 a monk in a dark habit and cowl 一个穿黑色长袍、戴黑风帽的僧侣2. DHHa cover for a chimney 烟囱帽，通风帽

Examples from the Corpus

cowl• Fitting a cowl to a chimney may solve a drawing problem, but it may not.• The priest wore a cowl over his head.• Rachaela dreamed of Adamus bending over her, his hair a black cowl.• Is there a counterfeit cowl on the thrust reversers?• Fibreglass wheel pants were moulded and fitted to the landing gears and fake cowl flaps were attached to a re-worked AT-6 cowling.• Normally, cowls require considerable maintenance and possible replacement every ten years - a costly consequence of owning an oast.• In front of the second dicky are the aforementioned fuel tank selector, cowl flap, cabin heat and air controls and parking brake.• The other priests also stood and removed the cowls from over their heads.Origin cowl Old English cugele, from Latin cucullus

cowl nounChinese  

that and your hood shoulders covers Corpus a head large

cowl
cowl /kaʊl/ noun [countable]1. a large hood that covers your head and shoulders:
    a monk in a dark habit and cowl
2. a cover for a chimney

cowlBrE /kaʊl/ 🔊NAmE /kaʊl/ 🔊 nouna large loose covering for the head, worn especially by monks （尤指修道士戴的）大兜帽，大风帽a cover for a chimney, etc., usually made of metal. Cowls often turn with the wind and are designed to improve the flow of air or smoke. 烟囱罩，通风帽（常可随风转动以利通风或排烟）