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[Middle English coule, from Old English cugele, from Late Latin cuculla, from Latin cucullus, hood.]
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A protective hood on a vertical pipe (such as a soil stack or vent pipe); used to exclude rain-water and snow.
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The cowl (from the Latin, cuculla meaning "hood") is a hood worn by members of religious orders. It also refers to a long, hooded cloak, with wide sleeves, worn by some Catholic and Orthodox monks when participating in the liturgy. Developed in the Middle Ages, they became the formal garment for those in monastic life. They were worn to give warmth to people who often spent long hours in unheated and drafty churches.
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They are most commonly bestowed upon the monk at the time of his making solemn, or lifetime, vows. They are generally worn in conformity with the color of the monk's tunic, with the Benedictines wearing black, and other groups which follow the Rule of St. Benedict, e.g., the Camaldolese and Cistercians, wearing some form of white. Carmelites wear a white cowl, although their tunic and scapular are brown. Dominicans also wear black cowls, although over a white tunic and scapular. The cloak, with a hood, is also worn by nuns, in the same manner. [1]
Some orders which are not part of the Benedictine tradition do not make use of this cloak. However, the Franciscans, Carthusians and Dominicans all wear cowls.
Among the Eastern Christians (Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholics) the cowl developed into the koukoulion worn by monks of the Great Schema, the highest degree of monasticism in the Eastern Church. Currently the koukoulion is of two types: one is similar to the hood still worn by some Western monastic orders, the other takes the form of a stiff rounded hat (like a bowler hat without a rim) to which is attached an epanokamelavkion (veil with lappets). The koukoulion is usually embroidered with crosses and the Instruments of the Passion. The koukoulion is also worn by the Patriarchs of some of the autocephalous Orthodox churches.
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - motorhjelm, hætte, munkekutte, røghætte
v. tr. - klæde i munkekutte
Nederlands (Dutch)
monnikspij/-kap, schoorsteenkap, afneembare motorkap
Français (French)
n. - capuchon
v. tr. - capuchonner
Deutsch (German)
n. - Kapuze, (Mönchs)kutte
v. - eine Kapuze anziehen, zum Mönch machen
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - καλύπτρα, κουκούλα (καλόγερου), στέγαστρο καπνοδόχου, ατρακτίδιο (περίβλημα κινητήρα αεροσκάφους)
v. - καλύπτω, κουκουλώνω
Italiano (Italian)
cappuccio, manica a vento, incappucciare
Português (Portuguese)
n. - capuz (m), conjunto (m) do painel e pára-brisa (Autom.)
v. - encapuzar
Русский (Russian)
капюшон, накрыть капюшоном
Español (Spanish)
n. - capucha, sombrerete, capó
v. tr. - encapuchar
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - munkkåpa, huva, rökhuv, torped (i bil)
v. - täcka m kåpa, huva el huv
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
蒙头斗篷, 通风帽, 给...穿蒙头斗篷, 给...装上风帽状物
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 蒙頭斗篷, 通風帽
v. tr. - 給...穿蒙頭斗篷, 給...裝上風帽狀物
한국어 (Korean)
n. - (수도복의) 두건, 굴뚝의 갓
v. tr. - 두건 달린 외투를 입히다, 환기고깔을 붙이다, 덮다
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - カウル, 修道士, 煙突帽, 通風帽
v. - 修道士にする, カウルをかぶせる
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) غطاء للمدخنه, رداء وسيع للرهبان (فعل) غطى
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ברדס, בורנס, כובע-המעשנה, חיפת מנוע של מכונית או מטוס
v. tr. - כיסה בברדס, עשה לנזיר
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