to cowl

Examples

• All

• The skirt is cowled in front with heavy drapery in back, creating a large bustle shape above a cascade of tiered ruffles.

  Academic text (2012)

• This is cashmere and you can wear this kind of off the shoulder or you can bunch it up and have it be more of a cowl neck type of a deal.

• At the shanty's center hovered the cowled figures.

  Fiction book (1992)

• He wants an Accord desperately because it's a low-cowled, fire-breathing, 40-mile-per-gallon masterpiece of tidy engineering.

  Blog text (25)

• The dejected prisoner is shown climbing the steps of the scaffold, assisted by cowled monks of the confraternity of S. Giovanni Decollato (Fig. 7).

  Academic text (1992)

• The tailor used a soft fabric to cowl the model's neck, creating an elegant look for the evening gown.

• She decided to cowl herself with a shawl when the chilly wind picked up, wrapping it around her shoulders tightly.

• As he stepped into the room, a dark mantle cowled over his head, concealing his identity from the curious onlookers.

Synonyms

W

to wrap

vsto cowl

729 1.0

To cover something by putting material around it

focuses on covering the head rather than general enclosing

S

to shawl

vsto cowl

6.3

To cover a person or thing with a large cloth to keep warm

covers mainly the head rather than other body parts

C

to cape

vsto cowl

8.1

To cover something with a cloth or sheet to protect it

is aimed at head coverage rather than shoulder or back protection

Compounds

C

cowl muscle

• Specialized

9.6

A flat triangular part at the top of the back that moves and supports the shoulder and arm

F

friar's-cowl

• UK

9.9

A plant with a dark, hood-like flower that grows from a thick root

How Covered

to envelop

41 4.5

to cowl

8.3

to wrap

729 1.0

to cover

∞ 1.0

to drape

83 4.3

to shade

26 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology