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6 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: -hood \-hood\ [OE. hod, had hed, hede, etc., person, rank, order condition, AS h[=a]d; akin to OS h[=e]d, OHG. heit, G. -heit, D. -heid, Goth. haidus manner; cf Skr. k[=e]tu brightness, cit to appear, be noticeable, notice. [root]217. Cf {-head}.] A termination denoting state, condition, quality, character, totality, as in manhood, childhood, knighthood, brotherhood. Sometimes it is written, chiefly in obsolete words in the form -head. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hood \Hood\, n. [OE. hood, hod, AS h[=o]d; akin to D. hoed hat, G. hut, OHG. huot, also to E. hat, and prob. to E. heed. [root]13.] 1. State; condition. [Obs.] How could thou ween, through that disguised hood To hide thy state from being understood? --Spenser. 2. A covering or garment for the head or the head and shoulders, often attached to the body garment; especially: a A soft covering for the head, worn by women, which leaves only the face exposed. b A part of a monk's outer garment, with which he covers his head; a cowl. ``All hoods make not monks.'' --Shak. c A like appendage to a cloak or loose overcoat, that may be drawn up over the head at pleasure. d An ornamental fold at the back of an academic gown or ecclesiastical vestment; as a master's hood. e A covering for a horse's head. f (Falconry) A covering for a hawk's head and eyes. See Illust. of {Falcon}. 3. Anything resembling a hood in form or use as: a The top or head of a carriage. b A chimney top often contrived to secure a constant draught by turning with the wind. c A projecting cover above a hearth, forming the upper part of the fireplace, and confining the smoke to the flue. d The top of a pump. e (Ord.) A covering for a mortar. f (Bot.) The hood-shaped upper petal of some flowers, as of monkshood; -- called also {helmet}. --Gray. g (Naut.) A covering or porch for a companion hatch. 4. (Shipbuilding) The endmost plank of a strake which reaches the stem or stern. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hood \Hood\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hooded}; p. pr & vb n. {Hooding}.] 1. To cover with a hood; to furnish with a hood or hood-shaped appendage. The friar hooded, and the monarch crowned. --Pope. 2. To cover; to hide; to blind. While grace is saying, I'll hood mine eyes Thus with my hat, and sigh and say ``Amen.'' --Shak. {Hooding end} (Shipbuilding), the end of a hood where it enters the rabbet in the stem post or stern post From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hood n 1: an aggressive young criminal [syn: {hoodlum}, {goon}, {punk}, {thug}, {tough}, {toughie}] 2: the folding roof of a carriage 3: a headdress that protects the head and face 4: hinged metal part that covers the engine [syn: {bonnet}] 5: metal part that covers the engine [syn: {cowl}, {cowling}] v : cover with a hood; "The bandits were hooded" From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: HOOD Hierarchical Object Oriented Design: a method for Architectural Design primarily for software to be developed in Ada, leading to automated checking, documentation and source code generation. From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Hood (Heb. tsaniph) a tiara round the head (Isa. 3:23; R.V., pl., "turbans"). Rendered "diadem," Job 29:14; high priest's "mitre," Zech. 3:5; "royal diadem," Isa. 62:3.
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