- capuchin by WordNet
nounA hooded cloak for women. Monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl.synonyms: ringtail, Cebus capucinus
- Cucullus by Webster's
... n.) A color marking or structure on the head somewhat resembling a hood.(n.) A hood-shaped organ, resembling a cowl or monk's hood, as certain concave and arched sepals or petals.
- capuchin by Elise Murphy
... New World monkey of the genus Cebus, inhabiting forests in South America, typically having a cowl of thick hair on the top of the head a rare variety of domestic fancy pigeon Capuchin. a. a friar belonging to a strict and autonomous branch of the Franciscan order founded in 1525b. ( as modifier. ): a Capuchin friar...
- Hood by Webster's
... draught by turning with the wind.(n.) A covering for a mortar.(v.t.) To cover; to hide; to blind.(n.) A like appendage to a cloak or loose overcoat, that may be drawn up over the head at pleasure.(n.) A covering for a hawk's head and eyes. See Illust. of Falcon.(n.) A projecting cover above a hearth, forming the upper part of the fireplace, and confining ...
- cowled by WordNet
verbCover with or as with a cowl.usage: "cowl the boys and veil the girls"synonyms: cowladjectiveHaving the head enclosed in a cowl or hood. usage: "a cowled monk" ...