| • | State; condition. |
| • | A covering or garment for the head or the head and shoulders, often attached to the body garment |
| • | A soft covering for the head, worn by women, which leaves only the face exposed. |
| • | A part of a monk's outer garment, with which he covers his head; a cowl. |
| • | A like appendage to a cloak or loose overcoat, that may be drawn up over the head at pleasure. |
| • | An ornamental fold at the back of an academic gown or ecclesiastical vestment; as, a master's hood. |
| • | A covering for a horse's head. |
| • | A covering for a hawk's head and eyes. See Illust. of Falcon. |
| • | Anything resembling a hood in form or use |
| • | The top or head of a carriage. |
| • | A chimney top, often contrived to secure a constant draught by turning with the wind. |
| • | A projecting cover above a hearth, forming the upper part of the fireplace, and confining the smoke to the flue. |
| • | The top of a pump. |
| • | A covering for a mortar. |
| • | The hood-shaped upper petal of some flowers, as of monkshood; -- called also helmet. |
| • | A covering or porch for a companion hatch. |
| • | The endmost plank of a strake which reaches the stem or stern. |
| • | To cover with a hood; to furnish with a hood or hood-shaped appendage. |
| • | To cover; to hide; to blind. |
