Emily Dickinson Lexicon

HOOD, n.² [Sax. hod; W. hod. Qu. from the root of hut or hide.]

1. A covering for the head used by females, and deeper than a bonnet.
2. A covering for the head and shoulders used by monks; cowl.
3. A covering for a hawk's head or eyes, used in falconry.
4. Any thing to be drawn over the head to cover it.
5. An ornamental fold that hangs down the back of a graduate to mark his degree. Johnson.
6. A low wooden porch over the ladder which leads to the steerage of a ship; the upper part of a galley-chimney; the cover of a pump. Mar. Dict.