Cowl, n. [Cf. OF. cuvele, cuvel, dim. of F. cuve tub, vat, fr. L. cupa. See Cup.] A vessel carried on a pole between two persons, for conveyance of water. Johnson.
Cowled (kould), a. Wearing a cowl; hooded; as, a cowled monk. "That cowled churchman." Emerson.
Cow"leech` (kou"l?ch`), n. [2d cow + leech a physician.] One who heals diseases of cows; a cow doctor.
Cow"leech`ing, n. Healing the distemper of cows.
Cow"lick` (-l?k`), n. A tuft of hair turned up or awry (usually over the forehead), as if licked by a cow.
Cow"like` (-l?k`), a. Resembling a cow.
With cowlike udders and with oxlike eyes.
Pope.
Cowl"staff` (koul"st?f`), n. [Cowl a vessel + staff.] A staff or pole on which a vessel is supported between two persons. Suckling.
Co`work"er (k?`w?rk"?r), n. One who works with another; a co&?;perator.
Cow" pars`ley (kou` p?rs`l?). (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant of the genus ChŠrophyllum (C. temulum and C. sylvestre).
Cow" pars`nip (-n?p). (Bot.) A coarse umbelliferous weed of the genus Heracleum (H. sphondylium in England, and H. lanatum in America).
Cow"pea` (-pē`), n. The seed of one or more leguminous plants of the genus Dolichos; also, the plant itself. Many varieties are cultivated in the southern part of the United States.
Cow"per's glands` (kou"p?rz gl?ndz`). [After the discoverer, William Cowper, an English surgeon.] (Anat.) Two small glands discharging into the male urethra.
Cow"-pi`lot (kou"pī`lŭt), n. (Zo÷l.) A handsomely banded, coral-reef fish, of Florida and the West Indies (Pomacentrus saxatilis); -- called also mojarra.
Cow"pock` (-p&obreve;k`), n. See Cowpox. Dunglison.
Cow"pox` (-p&obreve;ks`), n. (Med.) A pustular eruptive disease of the cow, which, when communicated to the human system, as by vaccination, protects from the smallpox; vaccinia; -- called also kinepox, cowpock, and kinepock. Dunglison.
Cow"quake` (-kwāk`), n. (Bot.) A genus of plants (Briza); quaking grass.
Cow"rie (-r&ybreve;), n. (Bot.) Same as Kauri.
{ Cow"rie Cow"ry } (kou"r&ybreve;), n.; pl. Cowries (- r&ibreve;z). [Hind. kaurī.] (Zo÷l.) A marine shell of the genus CyprŠa.
&fist; There are numerous species, many of them ornamental. Formerly C. moneta and several other species were largely used as money in Africa and some other countries, and they are still so used to some extent. The value is always trifling, and varies at different places.
Cow"slip` (-sl&ibreve;p`), n. [AS. cūslyppe, cūsloppe, prob. orig., cow's droppings. Cf. Slop, n.] (Bot.) 1. A common flower in England (Primula veris) having yellow blossoms and appearing in early spring. It is often cultivated in the United States.
2. In the United States, the marsh marigold (Caltha palustris), appearing in wet places in early spring and often used as a pot herb. It is nearer to a buttercup than to a true cowslip. See Illust. of Marsh marigold.
American cowslip (Bot.), a pretty flower of the West (Dodecatheon Meadia), belonging to the same order (PrimulaceŠ) with the English cowslip. -- French cowslip (Bot.), bear's-ear (Primula Auricula).
Cow"slipped` (-sl&ibreve;pt`), a. Adorned with cowslips. "Cowslipped lawns." Keats.
Cow's" lung"wort` (kouz" l?ng"w?rt`). Mullein.
Cow" tree` (kou" tr?`). [Cf. SP. palo de vaca.] (Bot.) A tree (Galactodendron utile or Brosimum Galactodendron) of South America, which yields, on incision, a nourishing fluid, resembling milk.
Cow"weed" (-wEd`),, n. (Bot.) Same as Cow parsley.
Cow"wheat` (-hw?t`), n. (Bot.) A weed of the genus Melampyrum, with black seeds, found on European wheatfields.