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1.                 From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   cowl
       n 1: 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 plane's engine" [syn: hood, bonnet, cowl,
            cowling]
       2: a loose hood or hooded robe (as worn by a monk)
       v 1: cover with or as with a cowl; "cowl the boys and veil the
            girls"