n. & v.
n. 1 a a covering for the head and neck, whether part of a cloak etc. or separate. b a separate hoodlike garment worn over a university gown or a surplice to indicate the wearer's degree. 2 Brit. a folding waterproof top of a motor car, pram, etc. 3 US the bonnet of a motor vehicle. 4 a canopy to protect users of machinery or to remove fumes etc. 5 the hoodlike part of a cobra, seal, etc. 6 a leather covering for a hawk's head.
v.tr. cover with a hood. hood-mould (or -moulding) Archit. a dripstone. hoodless adj. hoodlike adj.
[ OE hod f. WG, rel. to HAT ]