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cowl

[koul] / kaʊl /


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Happily, the show is not up to its cowl in DC cross-references and crossovers.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Finding a suit and cowl made just for him, Damian transforms into Little Batman in order to safeguard Wayne Manor and Gotham City from villains, including a rather mischievous Joker.

From Salon Dec. 24, 2025

But the point of his cowl hood droops behind his head, perhaps from the sheer weight of finding out he’s died.

From New York Times May 23, 2024

Batman’s cowl and Iron Man’s mask appear in Briscoe’s paintings, but another sort of comics character especially haunts “Thought Bubbles,” the artist’s DC Arts Center show.

From Washington Post Mar. 3, 2023

Melisandre huddled upon a thwart, lost in the folds of a dark red cloak that covered her from head to heels, her face a paleness beneath the cowl.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

The collars this season were a nod to the past, evoking the ruffled cowls and buttoned neck fastenings of coats reminiscent of the 19th century.

From Seattle Times Jan. 20, 2024

Mr. Pérez, whose career spanned more than four decades, was known for his richly detailed drawings and his enthusiasm for stories filled with superheroes — the more capes and cowls, the better.

From New York Times May 8, 2022

They both had their cowls on, so Batman had his whole mask on, and so did Catwoman, and then I realized that they had actually taken them off a couple of pages earlier.

From Slate Sep. 18, 2017

Her weakness in combat, when compared to the capes and cowls around her?

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 7, 2016

All the while Abel’s women waited, their faces shadowed by their cowls.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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