meaning of hood
1. State; condition.
2. A covering or garment for the head or the head and shoulders, often attached to the body garment
3. A soft covering for the head, worn by women, which leaves only the face exposed.
4. A part of a monks outer garment, with which he covers his head; a cowl.
5. A like appendage to a cloak or loose overcoat, that may be drawn up over the head at pleasure.
6. An ornamental fold at the back of an academic gown or ecclesiastical vestment; as, a masters hood.
7. A covering for a horses head.
8. A covering for a hawks head and eyes. See Illust. of Falcon.
9. Anything resembling a hood in form or use
10. The top or head of a carriage.
11. A chimney top, often contrived to secure a constant draught by turning with the wind.
12. A projecting cover above a hearth, forming the upper part of the fireplace, and confining the smoke to the flue.
13. The top of a pump.
14. A covering for a mortar.
15. The hood-shaped upper petal of some flowers, as of monkshood; -- called also helmet.
16. A covering or porch for a companion hatch.
17. The endmost plank of a strake which reaches the stem or stern.
18. To cover with a hood; to furnish with a hood or hood-shaped appendage.
19. To cover; to hide; to blind.
20. Alt. of Hood moulding
21. A projecting molding over the head of an arch, forming the outermost member of the archivolt; -- called also hood mold.
22. protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine; "there are powerful engines under the hoods of new cars"; "the mechanic removed the cowling in order to repair the planes
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