[hood] n [ME, fr. OE hod; akin to OHG huot head covering, huota guard] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): a flexible covering for the head and neck (2): a protective covering for the head and face b: a covering for a hawk's head and eyes c: a covering for a horse's head; also: blinder
2. a: an ornamental scarf worn over an academic gown that indicates by its color the wearer's college or university b: a color marking or crest on the head of an animal or an expansion of the head that suggests a hood 3 a: something resembling a hood in form or use b: a cover for parts of mechanisms; specif: the movable metal covering over the engine of an automobile c chiefly Brit: a top cover over the passenger section of a vehicle usu. designed to be folded back d: an enclosure or canopy provided with a draft for carrying off disagreeable or noxious fumes, sprays, smokes, or dusts e: a covering for an opening (as a companion hatch) on a boat -- hood vt -- hood.like adj
[2]hood n (1930): hoodlum -- hoody adj [3]hood n [by shortening] (1967): neighborhood
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