Synonyms for cowl

Grammar : Noun

Spell : koul

Phonetic Transcription : kaʊl

Top 10 synonyms for cowl

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Définition of cowl

Origin : Old English cule, from earlier cugele, from Late Latin cuculla "monk's cowl," variant of Latin cucullus "hood, cowl," of uncertain origin. Cowling is 1917 in the aircraft sense.

As in hood : noun covering worn over the head

Example sentences :

Whereupon I turned to the spying friar and said; 'Hand me your robe and cowl.'
Extract from : « Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight » by Mathew Joseph Holt

I had divested myself of my monk's habit, and cut away the cowl from Madonna's.
Extract from : « The Shame of Motley » by Raphael Sabatini

Frey Bartolomeo shot a fierce glance at him from under his cowl.
Extract from : « In the Days of Drake » by J. S. Fletcher

Meanwhile, remember our proverb that says, 'It's not the cowl makes the monk.'
Extract from : « Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. » by Charles James Lever

If you are still troubled, some other cowl must be causing it now.
Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, April 15, 1914 » by Various

But he did not care for the low debaucheries, where the frock and cowl were at home.
Extract from : « Short Studies on Great Subjects » by James Anthony Froude

Better don a cowl at once, Ser Cioni: everybody will believe in your fasting.
Extract from : « Romola » by George Eliot

I recognized, under the cowl, the thin, sallow face and the sombre eyes.
Extract from : « Margaret Tudor » by Annie T. Colcock

Throughout Mexico, the cowl of the monk is the best passport a man could be provided with.
Extract from : « The Free Lances » by Mayne Reid

As it chances, we have with us one or two who once wore the cowl.
Extract from : « The Free Lances » by Mayne Reid

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