noun state; condition.
2. hood ·noun the top of a pump.
3. hood ·noun a covering for a mortar.
4. hood ·noun a covering for a horse's head.
5. hood ·noun the top or head of a carriage.
6. hood ·noun a covering or porch for a companion hatch.
7. hood ·noun anything resembling a hood in form or use.
8. hood ·noun the endmost plank of a strake which reaches the stem or stern.
9. hood ·noun a part of a monk's outer garment, with which he covers his head; a cowl.
10. hood ·vt to cover with a hood; to furnish with a hood or hood-shaped appendage.
11. hood ·noun a covering for a hawk's head and eyes. ·see ·illust. of falcon.
12. hood ·noun a soft covering for the head, worn by women, which leaves only the face exposed.
13. hood ·noun the hood-shaped upper petal of some flowers, as of monkshood;
called also helmet.
14. hood ·noun a chimney top, often contrived to secure a constant draught by turning with the wind.
15. hood ·noun a like appendage to a cloak or loose overcoat, that may be drawn up over the head at pleasure.
xvi. hood ·vt to cover; to hide; to blind.
xvii. hood ·noun a covering or garment for the head or the head and shoulders, often attached to the body garment.
xviii. hood ·noun an ornamental fold at the back of an academic gown or ecclesiastical vestment; as, a master's hood.
xix. hood ·noun a projecting cover above a hearth, forming the upper part of the fireplace, and confining the smoke to the flue.