HOOD

State; condition. [Obs.] How could thou ween, through that disguised hood To hide thy state from being understood Spenser.

A covering or garment for the head or the head and shoulders, often attached to the body garment; especially:

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. "All hoods make not monks." Shak.

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.

Anything resembling a hood in form or use; as:

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.

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. The friar hooded, and the monarch crowned. Pope.

To cover; to hide; to blind. While grace is saying, I'll hood mine eyes Thus with my hat, and sigh and say, "Amen." Shak. Hooding end (Shipbuilding), the end of a hood where it enters the rabbet in the stem post or stern post.