Cloak vs. Cowl
Difference Between Cloak and Cowl
Cloaknoun
A long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back; a cape, often with a hood.
Cowlnoun
A monk's hood that can be pulled forward to cover the face; a robe with such a hood attached to it.
Cloaknoun
A blanket-like covering, often metaphorical.
Night hid her movements with its cloak of darkness.Cowlnoun
A mask that covers the majority of the head.
Cloaknoun
(figurative) That which conceals; a disguise or pretext.
Robert SouthCowlnoun
A thin protective covering over all or part of an engine; also cowling.
Cloaknoun
(Internet) A text replacement for an IRC user's hostname or IP address, making the user less identifiable.
Cowlnoun
A usually hood-shaped covering used to increase the draft of a chimney and prevent backflow.
Cloakverb
(transitive) To cover as with a cloak.
Cowlnoun
(nautical) A ship's ventilator with a bell-shaped top which can be swivelled to catch the wind and force it below.
Cloakverb
To hide or conceal.
Cowlnoun
(nautical) A vertical projection of a ship's funnel that directs the smoke away from the bridge.
Cloakverb
To render or become invisible via futuristic technology.
The ship cloaked before entering the enemy sector of space.Cowlnoun
A vessel carried on a pole, a soe.
Cloaknoun
anything that covers or conceals
Cowlnoun
A caul the amnion which encloses the foetus before birth, especially that part of it which sometimes shrouds a baby’s head at birth.
Cloaknoun
a loose outer garment
Cowlverb
To cover with, or as if with, a cowl (hood).
Cloakverb
hide under a false appearance;
He masked his disappointmentCowlverb
To wrap or form (something made of fabric) like a cowl.
Cowlnoun
protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine;
there are powerful engines under the hoods of new carsthe mechanic removed the cowling in order to repair the plane's engineCowlnoun
a loose hood or hooded robe (as worn by a monk)
Cowlverb
cover with or as with a cowl;
cowl the boys and veil the girls
