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cowl-shaped

cowl-shaped

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Shaped like a rounded hood that covers the head or top of a machine
  • adjective
  • /ˈkaʊlˌʃeɪpt/
: en forma de capucha
  • The architect designed a cowl-shaped dome for the cathedral.

Examples

  • The machine's cowl-shaped cover protected its delicate components from dust.

  • She wore a cowl-shaped scarf that draped elegantly around her head.

  • The new building has a cowl-shaped roof.

  • Is that a cowl-shaped hat?

  • The architect designed a cowl-shaped dome for the cathedral.

  • She wore a cowl-shaped scarf that draped elegantly around her head.

  • The new building has a cowl-shaped roof.

Surface Forms

cowl-shaped positive

Morphology

cowl-shaped = cowl + shaped (transparent) = cowl + shape + ed

The adjective is a transparent compound built from 'cowl' plus 'shaped'.

Etymology

The word cowl-shaped comes from cowl, a name for a monk's 'hood', and the ending -shaped means 'having the form of'. So something cowl-shaped is like a hood, rounded and covering, which explains its modern meaning.