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Cowl vs Headdress - What's the difference?

cowl | headdress |

As nouns the difference between cowl and headdress

is that cowl is a monk's hood or hooded robe while headdress is a decorative covering or ornament worn on the head.

cowl

English

(wikipedia cowl)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A monk's hood or hooded robe
  • * Alexander Pope
    • What differ more, you cry, than crown and cowl ?
  • A mask that covers the majority of the head.
  • A thin protective covering over all or part of an engine; also cowling
  • A usually hood-shaped covering used to increase the draft of a chimney and prevent backflow.
  • (nautical) A ship's ventilator with a bell-shaped top which can be swivelled to catch the wind and force it below
  • (nautical) A vertical projection of a ship's funnel that directs the smoke away from the bridge
  • (obsolete, British) A soe

    • See also

    * (l) (cowl-shaped)

    Anagrams

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    headdress

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia headdress) (es)
  • a decorative covering or ornament worn on the head.
  • a hairdo.

    • Synonyms

    * (an covering or ornament worn on the head) headgear