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# cowl

noun (cowls)

«cowl» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A hood, especially a loose hood on a monk's robe; old use. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cowl/#m1)
2. A cap-shaped cover on the top of a chimney to keep out rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cowl/#m2)

### In the lessons

in old tales, a cowl is a disguise: someone hides their face under a hood so no one knows who they are.

### Examples

- The monk pulled his cowl over his head. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cowl/#x1)
- Under a grey cowl he crept past the guards. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cowl/#x2)
- The old man wore a cowl to hide his face. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cowl/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cowl» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cowl/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cowl» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cowl.html) on Mova free.