資料來源 : pyDict
頭巾;修道士;煙窗帽;擋風玻璃板
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Cowl \Cowl\ (koul), n. [AS. cuhle, cugle, cugele; cf. dial. G.
kogel, gugel, OF. coule, goule; all fr. LL. cuculla,
cucullus, fr. L. cucullus cap, hood; perh. akin to celare to
conceal, cella cell. Cf. {Cucullate}.]
1. A monk's hood; -- usually attached to the gown. The name
was also applied to the hood and garment together.
What differ more, you cry, than crown and cowl?
--Pope.
2. A cowl-shaped cap, commonly turning with the wind, used to
improve the draft of a chimney, ventilating shaft, etc.
3. A wire cap for the smokestack of a locomotive.
Cowl \Cowl\, n. [Cf. OF. cuvele, cuvel, dim. of F. cuve tub,
vat, fr. L. cupa. See {Cup}.]
A vessel carried on a pole between two persons, for
conveyance of water. --Johnson.
資料來源 : WordNet®
cowl
n 1: protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers
the engine; "there are powerful engines under the hoods
of new cars"; "the mechanic removed the cowling in order
to repair the plane's engine" [syn: {hood}, {bonnet}, {cowling}]
2: a loose hood or hooded robe (as worn by a monk)
v : cover with or as with a cowl; "cowl the boys and veil the
girls"