cowl
To cover with, or as if with, a cowlTo cover with, or as if with, a cowl (hood).
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Meaning
4 sensesTo cover with, or as if with, a cowl (hood).
cover with or as with a cowl
To wrap or form (something made of fabric) like a cowl.
(transitive)To make a monk of (a person).
(Yorkshire)To scrape together
Origin
From Middle English coule, from Old English cūle, from earlier cugele (“hood, cowl”), fromFrom Middle English coule, from Old English cūle, from earlier cugele (“hood, cowl”), from Ecclesiastical Latin cuculla (“monk's cowl”), from Latin cucullus (“hood”), of uncertain origin. Doublet of cagoule.
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Forms
cowls, cowling, cowled, cowledTenses
cowl · cowled · will cowl · have cowledWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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