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Webster 1913 Edition
Cowl
Cowl
(koul)
, Noun.
[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
,Noun.
A vessel carried on a pole between two persons, for conveyance of water.
Johnson.
Webster 1828 Edition
Cowl
COWL
,Noun.
1.
A monks hood, or habit, worn by the Bernardines and Benedictines. It is either white or black.What differ more, you cry, than crown and cowl?
2.
A vessel to be carried on a pole betwixt two persons, for the conveyance of water.