Hood

  • 11hood — [hud] n [Sense: 1 4; Origin: Old English hod] [Sense: 5; Date: 1900 2000; Origin: neighbourhood] [Sense: 6; Date: 1800 1900; Origin: hoodlum] 1.) a) a part of a coat, jacket etc that you can pull up to cover your head ▪ …

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  • 12hood — [ hud ] noun count * 1. ) the part of a coat or jacket that covers your head: You can always put your hood up if it rains. a ) a piece of cloth that can be pulled over a person s head and face: The robbers were wearing black hoods. b ) a piece of …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 13Hood — Hood1 [hood] 1. John Bell 1831 79; Confederate general 2. Robin see ROBIN HOOD 3. Thomas 1799 1845; Eng. poet & humorist Hood2 [hood] Mount mountain of the Cascade Range, in N Oreg.: a peak of volcanic origin: 11,245 ft (3,427 m) …

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  • 14Hood — (spr. hudd), 1) Samuel, Viscount, brit. Admiral, geb. 12. Dez. 1724, gest. 27. Jan. 1816, begann seine Laufbahn als Schiffsjunge und hatte sich beim Ausbruch des Siebenjährigen Krieges zum Kapitän zur See emporgeschwungen. Als Befehlshaber der… …

    Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • 15hood — Ⅰ. hood [1] ► NOUN 1) a covering for the head and neck with an opening for the face. 2) Brit. a folding waterproof cover of a vehicle or pram. 3) N. Amer. the bonnet of a vehicle. 4) a protective canopy. ► VERB ▪ …

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  • 16'hood — ☆ hood [hood ] n. [Slang] short for NEIGHBORHOOD: also written hood …

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  • 17-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… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 18Hood — Hood, n. 1. [shortened from hoodlum.] Same as {hoodlum}. [Colloq.] [PJC] 2. [shortened from neighborhood.] Same as {neighborhood}. [slang] [PJC] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 19Hood — Hood, Robin, s. Robin Hood …

    Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • 20Hood —   [hʊd], Robin, Legendengestalt, Robin Hood.   …

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