What is the meaning of Cowl?

A monk's hood that can be pulled forward to cover the face; a robe with such a hood attached to it.

A mask that covers the majority of the head.

A thin protective covering over all or part of an engine; also cowling.

A usually hood-shaped covering used to increase the draft of a chimney and prevent backflow.

A ship's ventilator with a bell-shaped top which can be swivelled to catch the wind and force it below.

A vertical projection of a ship's funnel that directs the smoke away from the bridge.

A monk.

To cover with, or as if with, a cowl (hood).

To wrap or form (something made of fabric) like a cowl.

To make a monk of (a person).

To scrape together

A vessel carried on a pole, a soe.

A caul (the amnion which encloses the foetus before birth, especially that part of it which sometimes shrouds a baby’s head at birth).

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Source: wiktionary.org