cowl

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

cowl [cowl cowls] BrE [kaʊl] NAmE [kaʊl] noun
1. a large loose covering for the head, worn especially by ↑monks
2. a cover for a ↑chimney, etc, usually made of metal. Cowls often turn with the wind and are designed to improve the flow of air or smoke.

Word Origin:
Old English cugele, cūle, from ecclesiastical Latin cuculla, from Latin cucullus ‘hood of a cloak’.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  hood, bonnet, cowling