I. ˈhu̇d noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hōd; akin to Old High German huot head covering, huota guard
Date: before 12th century
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 ; specifically : the movable metal covering over the engine of an automobile
c. chiefly British : a top cover over the passenger section of a vehicle usually designed to be folded back
d. : an enclosure or canopy provided with a draft for carrying off fumes, sprays, smokes, or dusts
e. : a covering for an opening (as a companion hatch) on a boat
• hood transitive verb
• hood·like -ˌlīk adjective
II. ˈhu̇d, ˈhüd noun
Date: 1880
: hoodlum
• hoody ˈhu̇-dē, ˈhü- adjective
III. noun
or 'hood ˈhu̇d
Etymology: short for neighborhood
Date: 1967
: a neighborhood and especially an inner-city neighborhood ; also : inner city