Hood

(Heb. tsaniph) a tiara round the head (Isa. 3:23; R.V., pl., “turbans”). Rendered “diadem,” Job 29:14; high priest’s “mitre,” Zech. 3:5; “royal diadem,” Isa. 62:3.

HOOD, a turban, Isa 3:23. See Head-dress.

HOOD, a turban, Isa 3:23. See Head-dress.

Part of speech: noun (n.)

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

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

3. A soft covering for the head, worn by women, which leaves only the face exposed.

4. A part of a monk's outer garment, with which he covers his head; a cowl. "All hoods make not monks." Shak.

5. A like appendage to a cloak or loose overcoat, that may be drawn up over the head at pleasure.

6. An ornamental fold at the back of an academic gown or ecclesiastical vestment; as, a master's hood.

7. A covering for a horse's head.

8. Anything resembling a hood in form or use; as:

9. The top or head of a carriage.

10. A chimney top, often contrived to secure a constant draught by turning with the wind.

11. A projecting cover above a hearth, forming the upper part of the fireplace, and confining the smoke to the flue.

12. The top of a pump.

13. The endmost plank of a strake which reaches the stem or stern.

Part of speech: verb (v.)

1. To cover with a hood; to furnish with a hood or hood-shaped appendage. The friar hooded, and the monarch crowned. Pope.

2. 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.