1. 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.
Phrases and idioms:
hood-mould (or -moulding) Archit. a dripstone.
Derivatives:
hoodless adj. hoodlike adj.
Etymology: OE hod f. WG, rel. to HAT 2. n. US sl. a gangster or gunman.
Etymology: abbr. of HOODLUM