hood

hood
hood1
—hoodless, adj. —hoodlike, adj.
/hood/, n.
1. a soft or flexible covering for the head and neck, either separate or attached to a cloak, coat, or the like.
2. something resembling or suggesting such a covering, esp. in shape, as certain petals or sepals.
3. the hinged, movable part of an automobile body covering the engine.
4. Brit. the roof of a carriage.
5. a metal cover or canopy for a stove, ventilator, etc.
6. Falconry. a cover for the entire head of a hawk, used when the bird is not in pursuit of game.
7. an ornamental ruffle or fold on the back of the shoulders of an academic gown, jurist's robe, etc.
8. a crest or band of color on the head of certain birds and animals.
v.t.
9. to furnish with a hood.
10. to cover with or as if with a hood.
[bef. 900; 1925-30, Amer. for def. 3; ME hode, OE hod; c. OFris hode, D hoed, G Hut HAT]
hood2
/hood, hoohd/, n. Slang.
a hoodlum.
[1925-30; by shortening]

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(as used in expressions)
Hood Mount
Hood Raymond Mathewson

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