hooded

[ hoo d-id ]
/ ˈhʊd ɪd /

adjective

having, or covered with, a hood: a hooded jacket.
having the shape of a hood; hood-shaped.
Zoology. having on the head a hoodlike formation, crest, arrangement of colors, or the like.
Botany. cucullate.

Origin of hooded

First recorded in 1400–50, hooded is from the late Middle English word hodid. See hood1, -ed3

OTHER WORDS FROM hooded

hood·ed·ness, noun

Definition for hooded (2 of 2)

hood 1
[ hoo d ]
/ hʊd /

noun

verb (used with object)

to furnish with a hood.
to cover with or as if with a hood.

Origin of hood

1
before 900; 1925–30, Americanism for def 3; Middle English hode, Old English hōd; cognate with Old Frisian hōde, Dutch hoed, German Hut hat

OTHER WORDS FROM hood

hood·less, adjective hood·like, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for hooded

British Dictionary definitions for hooded (1 of 4)

hooded
/ (ˈhʊdɪd) /

adjective

covered with, having, or shaped like a hood
(of eyes) having heavy eyelids that appear to be half closed

British Dictionary definitions for hooded (2 of 4)

hood 1
/ (hʊd) /

noun

verb

(tr) to cover or provide with or as if with a hood

Derived forms of hood

hoodless, adjective hoodlike, adjective

Word Origin for hood

Old English hōd; related to Old High German huot hat, Middle Dutch hoet, Latin cassis helmet; see hat

British Dictionary definitions for hooded (3 of 4)

hood 2
/ (hʊd) /

noun

slang short for hoodlum (def. 1)

British Dictionary definitions for hooded (4 of 4)

Hood
/ (hʊd) /

noun

Robin See Robin Hood
Samuel, 1st Viscount. 1724–1816, British admiral. He fought successfully against the French during the American Revolution and the French Revolutionary Wars
Thomas. 1799–1845, British poet and humorist: his work includes protest poetry, such as The Song of the Shirt (1843) and The Bridge of Sighs (1844)