Hood /(?)/
Hood
n.
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State; condition. [Obs.]
How could thou ween, through that disguised hood To hide thy state from being understood?
- A covering or garment for the head or the head and shoulders, often attached to the body garment (Falconry)
- Anything resembling a hood in form or use (Ord.)
- The endmost plank of a strake which reaches the stem or stern. (Shipbuilding)
Hood
v. t.
imp. & p. p. Hooded; p. pr. & vb. n. Hooding
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To cover with a hood; to furnish with a hood or hood-shaped appendage.
The friar hooded, and the monarch crowned.
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To cover; to hide; to blind.
While grace is saying, I'll hood mine eyes Thus with my hat, and sigh and say, “Amen.”
Phrases & Compounds
- Hooding end
- the end of a hood where it enters the rabbet in the stem post or stern post.
Hood
n.
- Same as hoodlum. [Colloq.]
- Same as neighborhood. [slang]