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Hood
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(n.) A part of a monk's outer garment, with which he covers his head; a cowl.
(2):
(n.) A like appendage to a cloak or loose overcoat, that may be drawn up over the head at pleasure.
(3):
(n.) An ornamental fold at the back of an academic gown or ecclesiastical vestment; as, a master's hood.
(4):
(n.) State; condition.
(5):
(n.) A covering or garment for the head or the head and shoulders, often attached to the body garment
(6):
(v. t.) To cover; to hide; to blind.
(7):
(n.) A soft covering for the head, worn by women, which leaves only the face exposed.
(8):
(v. t.) To cover with a hood; to furnish with a hood or hood-shaped appendage.
(9):
(n.) A covering for a hawk's head and eyes. See Illust. of Falcon.
(10):
(n.) The endmost plank of a strake which reaches the stem or stern.
(11):
(n.) A covering or porch for a companion hatch.
(12):
(n.) Anything resembling a hood in form or use
(13):
(n.) The hood-shaped upper petal of some flowers, as of monkshood; - called also helmet.
(14):
(n.) A covering for a mortar.
(15):
(n.) The top of a pump.
(16):
(n.) A covering for a horse's head.
(17):
(n.) A chimney top, often contrived to secure a constant draught by turning with the wind.
(18):
(n.) The top or head of a carriage.
(19):
(n.) A projecting cover above a hearth, forming the upper part of the fireplace, and confining the smoke to the flue.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Hood'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/h/hood.html. 1828.
