hood1
Pronunciation: /hʊd/
noun
- 1a covering for the head and neck with an opening for the face, typically forming part of a coat or cloak: a jacket with a detachable hood
- a large hood-shaped piece of fabric, typically trimmed with fur or a similar material, worn over the shoulders of a university gown or a surplice to indicate the wearer’s degree.
- Falconry a leather covering for a hawk’s head.
- 2a thing resembling a hood in shape or use, in particular:
- British a folding waterproof cover of a car, pram, etc..
- North American the bonnet of a motor vehicle.
- a canopy to protect users of machinery or to remove fumes from it.
- a hood-like structure or marking on the head or neck of an animal: the hood of a rearing cobra
- the upper part of the flower of a plant such as a dead-nettle.
Origin:
Old English hōd, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoed, German Hut 'hat', also to hat