hood : Idioms & Phrases

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-hood
Etymology
OE. hod, had, hed, hede, etc., person, rank, order, condition, AS. had; akin to OS. hed, OHG. heit, G. -heit, D. -heid, Goth. haidus manner; cf. Skr. ketu brightness, cit to appear, be noticeable, notice. Cf. -head.
Definitions
  1. 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.
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exhaust hood

  • noun metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes
    hood.
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hood latch

  • noun a catch that holds the hood of a car shut
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hood molding hood moulding

Hood" mold`ing, Hood" mould`ing
Definitions
  1. (Arch.) A projecting molding over the head of an arch, forming the outermost member of the archivolt; -- called also hood mold.
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hood ornament

  • noun an ornament on the front of the hood of a car emblematic of the manufacturer
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hooded cloak

  • noun a long cloak with a hood that can be pulled over the head
    capote.
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hooded coat

  • noun a long overcoat with a hood that can be pulled over the head
    capote.
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hooded ladies' tresses

  • noun orchid having dense clusters of gently spiraling creamy white flowers with 2 upper petals forming a hood; western North America
    Spiranthes romanzoffiana.
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hooded merganser

  • noun small North American duck with a high circular crest on the male's head
    hooded merganser; Lophodytes cucullatus.
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hooded pitcher plant

  • noun yellow-flowered pitcher plant of southeastern United States having trumpet-shaped leaves with the orifice covered with an arched hood
    Sarracenia minor.
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hooded seal

  • noun medium-sized blackish-grey seal with large inflatable sac on the head; of Arctic and northern Atlantic waters
    bladdernose; Cystophora cristata.
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hooded sheldrake

  • noun small North American duck with a high circular crest on the male's head
    hooded merganser; Lophodytes cucullatus.
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hooded skunk

  • noun of Mexico and southernmost parts of southwestern United States
    Mephitis macroura.
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Hooding end

  • (Shipbuilding), the end of a hood where it enters the rabbet in the stem post or stern post.
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lens hood

  • noun a tubular attachment used to keep stray light out of the lens of a camera
    hood.
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little red riding hood

  • noun a girl in a fairy tale who meets a wolf while going to visit her grandmother
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opera hood

  • noun a large cloak worn over evening clothes
    opera cloak.
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Pump hood

  • a semicylindrical appendage covering the upper wheel of a chain pump.
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purple-hooded orchis

  • noun North American orchid having a spike of violet-purple flowers mixed with white; sepals and petals form a hood
    Orchis spectabilis; purple orchis; showy orchis.
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range hood

  • noun exhaust hood over a kitchen range
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Riding hood

  • . (a) A hood formerly worn by women when riding . (b) A kind of cloak with a hood.
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robin hood

  • noun legendary English outlaw of the 12th century; said to have robbed the rich to help the poor
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