hooded

adjective hood·ed \ˈhu̇-dəd\

: having a hood : wearing a hood

of an animal : having a head that is colored or formed in a way that looks like a hood

—used to describe eyes that are half closed

Full Definition of HOODED

: having a hood

: shaped like a hood <hooded spathes>

a : having the head conspicuously different in color from the rest of the body <hooded bird>

b : having a crest on the head that suggests a hood <hooded seals>

c : having the skin at each side of the neck capable of expansion by movements of the ribs <a hooded cobra>

: half-closed <hooded eyes>

— hood·ed·ness noun

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15th century

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