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Language: Old English
Origin: cugele, from Latin cucullus

cowl

 noun
     
Related topics: Clothes, House, Religion
cowl [countable]
1DCCRR a large hood that covers your head and shoulders:
a monk in a dark habit and cowl
2DHH a cover for a chimney
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