"encowl" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: encowls [present, singular, third-person], encowling [participle, present], encowled [participle, past], encowled [past]
Etymology: en- + cowl Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|en|cowl}} en- + cowl Head templates: {{en-verb}} encowl (third-person singular simple present encowls, present participle encowling, simple past and past participle encowled)
  1. (transitive) To clothe (as) in a cowl; to make (someone) a monk. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-encowl-en-verb-iox9eoE6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with en-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for encowl meaning in English (1.7kB)

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