cowl

Monastic head covering

A cowl is a hood, especially the loose hood attached to a monk's robe.

The word extends to hood-shaped coverings generally: a chimney cowl directs airflow and prevents downdrafts; an engine cowl is the removable cover over an aircraft engine.

In knitting, a cowl is a tube of fabric worn around the neck like a hood that slipped down: She knitted a wool cowl for winter.

hood

cloak

Sleeveless outer wrap

  • capeShouldered sleeveless wrap
  • mantleCovering or wrap
  • hoodAttached head covering

robe · habit · capuche · scapular · chaperon · hoodie · parka · anorak · snood · balaclava

automotive

hood

Attached head covering

  • engineMachine producing motion
  • intakeAmount received or consumed
  • scoopFirst-reported story

induction · airflow · ventilation · carburetor · supercharger · aerodynamic · bonnet · grille · duct · manifold

monastic

monk

Cloistered religious devotee

  • friarMendicant order member
  • nunHebrew alphabet's fourteenth
  • abbeyMonastic house of worship

monastery · convent · habit · Franciscan · Benedictine · Dominican · Trappist · cloister · vespers · tonsure

chimney

flue

Chimney's inner passage

fireplace · draft · exhaust · smoke · vent · stack · roof · terracotta · ceramic · rotating

armor

helmet

Protective head covering

  • visorEye-shading brim
  • coifArranged hair style
  • mailPostal system items

chainmail · gorget · bassinet · protection · medieval · knight · headpiece

concealment

hidden

Kept out of sight

shadowed · obscured · anonymous · mysterious · cloaked · disguised · faceless · secretive · enigmatic · furtive

Categories
Opposites
head covering/exposure

cowlbareheaded

Wearing nothing above

unhooded · uncovered · exposed · hatless · unveiled

garment openness

cowlplunging neckline

Garment front dropping sharply

décolletage · strapless · low-cut · scoop neck

visibility/concealment

cowlunveiled

Revealed after concealment

unmasked · revealed · exposed · open-faced · visible

Phrases
Family

cowling, cowlike, cowls, cowled, cowlings

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G