Plural of cowl
regular plural
The plural of cowl is cowls.
Forms of cowl
| Singular | cowl /kaʊl/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | cowls /kaʊlz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Cowls in a sentence
- I’m sure I’m very sorry, but it’s always this way when the wind’s in the east, sir, and we’ve tried ever so many sorts of cowls and chimney-pots, you’d be surprised.1933, Dorothy L. Sayers, “Sleuths on the Scent”, in Hangman’s Holiday, New York: Harper & Row, published 1987, page 96
- And sail-like, their wind vanes turn the angled cowls with the breeze to create a vacuum inside that draws up hot air to dry the hops on their slatted floor below.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 227, photo caption
- They are black-avised as warlocks and wear their black cowls with formality and disdain.1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (Avignon Quintet), Penguin, published 2004, page 652. From the entry blackavised
- Charlie Nobles should be fitted with cowls which will automatically turn to leeward and thereby force the draught.1945, Harold Augustin Calahan, Learning to Cruise, page 120. From the entry Charlie Noble
Meaning of cowl
- noun A monk's hood that can be pulled forward to cover the face; a robe with such a hood attached to it.
- noun A mask that covers the majority of the head.
- noun A thin protective covering over all or part of an engine; also cowling.
Questions about the plural of cowl
- What is the plural of cowl?
- The plural of cowl is cowls.
- Is cowl countable?
- Cowl is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: cowl (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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