COWL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cowl mean? 

• COWL (noun)
  The noun COWL has 2 senses:

1. protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine

2. a loose hood or hooded robe (as worn by a monk)

  Familiarity information: COWL used as a noun is rare.

• COWL (verb)
  The verb COWL has 1 sense:

1. cover with or as with a cowl

  Familiarity information: COWL used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COWL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

bonnet; cowl; cowling; hood

Context example:

the mechanic removed the cowling in order to repair the plane's engine

Hypernyms ("cowl" is a kind of...):

protection; protective cover; protective covering (a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury)

Meronyms (parts of "cowl"):

hood ornament (an ornament on the front of the hood of a car emblematic of the manufacturer)

Holonyms ("cowl" is a part of...):

aeroplane; airplane; plane (an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets)

auto; automobile; car; machine; motorcar (a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine)

Derivation:

cowl (cover with or as with a cowl)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A loose hood or hooded robe (as worn by a monk)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cowl" is a kind of...):

hood (a headdress that protects the head and face)

Derivation:

cowl (cover with or as with a cowl)

• COWL (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cover with or as with a cowl

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

cowl the boys and veil the girls

Hypernyms (to "cowl" is one way to...):

cover (provide with a covering or cause to be covered)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody

Derivation:

cowl (a loose hood or hooded robe (as worn by a monk))

cowl; cowling (protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine)

 Context examples 

Yet I do not look upon myself as a worse man in an archer's jerkin than I was in a white cowl, if that be what you mean.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

His cowl was thrown back upon his shoulders, and his gown, unfastened at the top, disclosed a round, sinewy neck, ruddy and corded like the bark of the fir.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)