hood1
n.
- a covering for the head and neck with an opening for the face, typically part of a coat or cloak.
▸a similar garment worn over a university gown or surplice to indicate the wearer's degree.
▸Falconry a leather covering for a hawk's head.
- Brit. a folding waterproof cover of a vehicle or pram.
- N. Amer. the bonnet of a 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 upper part of a flower such as a dead-nettle.
v.
put a hood on or over.
Derivative
- hoodless adj.
- hood-like adj.
Etymology
OE hōd, of W. Gmc origin; rel. to hat.
hood2
n.
informal, chiefly N. Amer. a gangster or violent criminal.
Etymology
1930s: abbrev. of hoodlum.