hood1
• noun 1 a covering for the head and neck with an opening for the face. 2 Brit. a folding waterproof cover of a vehicle or pram. 3 N. Amer. the bonnet of a vehicle. 4 a protective canopy. • verb put a hood on or over. — DERIVATIVES hooded adjective. — ORIGIN Old English, related to HAT.
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