<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>A soft or flexible covering for the head and neck, either separate or attached to a cloak, coat, or the like.</li><li>Something resembling or suggesting such a covering, especially in shape, as certain petals or sepals.</li><li>The hinged, movable part of an automobile body covering the engine.</li><li>British: the roof of a carriage.</li><li>A metal cover or canopy for a stove, ventilator, etc.</li><li>Falconry: a cover for the entire head of a hawk, used when the bird is not in pursuit of game.</li><li>An ornamental ruffle or fold on the back of the shoulders of an academic gown, jurist's robe, etc.</li><li>A crest or band of color on the head of certain birds and animals.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) To furnish with a hood.</li><li>To cover with or as if with a hood.</li></ul>