cowl
noun/kaʊl/
/kaʊl/
- a large loose piece of cloth that covers the head, worn especially by monks
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- 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.
Word OriginOld English cugele, cūle, from ecclesiastical Latin cuculla, from Latin cucullus ‘hood of a cloak’.
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