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noun
- A monk's hood or hooded robe
- A mask that covers the majority of the head.
- A metal protective covering that covers the engine; also cowling
- (nautical) A ship's ventilator with a bell-shaped top which can be swivelled to catch the wind and force it below
- (nautical) A vertical projection of a ship's funnel that directs the smoke away from the bridge
Etymology: From coule, from cule, from cugele, from cuculla, "monk's cowl," from cucullus, "hood."
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