Cowls Sentence Examples

During his absence two priests from parishes near Wittenberg married; while several monks, throwing aside their cowls, left their cloisters.

The pilgrims made their journey in grey cowls fastened by a broad belt.

Kilmarnock rose into importance in the 17th century by its production of striped woollen "Kilmarnock cowls" and broad blue bonnets, and afterwards acquired a great name for its Brussels, Turkey and Scottish carpets.

In some churches they had worn cowls during the catechumenate, in sign of repentance of their sins.

In the Middle Ages women and working men wore cowls and hoods called the chaperon.

Around the stem, the four evangelists are all wearing monk's cowls.