HOOD. [L. fraternitas.] HOOD, n. 1. A covering for the head used by females, and deeper than a bonnet.2. A covering for the head and shoulders used by monks; a cowl.3. A covering for a hawk's head or eyes; used in falconry.4. Any thing to be drawn over the head to cover it.5. An ornamental fold that hangs down the back of a graduate to mark his degree.6. A low wooden porch over the ladder which leads to the steerage of a ship; the upper part of a galley-chimney; the cover of a pump.HOOD, v.t. To dress in a hood or cowl; to put on a hood. The friar hooded, and the monarch crowned.1. To cover; to blind. I'll hood my eyes.2. To cover. And hood the flames.
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