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The hooded merganser. The marbled godwit .

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• HOOD MOLDING; HOOD MOULDING
  A projecting molding over the head of an arch, forming the outermost member of the archivolt; -- called also hood mold.
• HOOD
  The endmost plank of a strake which reaches the stem or stern. (more info) 1. State; condition. How could thou ween, through that disguised hood To hide thy state from being understood Spenser. 2. A covering or garment for the head or the head
• MERGANSER
  Any bird of the genus Merganser, and allied genera. They are allied to the ducks, but have a sharply serrated bill. Note: The red-breasted merganser inhabits both hemispheres. It is called also sawbill, harle, and sheldrake. The American merganser
• HOODLUM
  A young rowdy; a rough, lawless fellow.
• MARBLING
  Distinct markings resembling the variegations of marble, as on birds and insects. (more info) 1. The art or practice of variegating in color, in imitation of marble. 2. An intermixture of fat and lean in meat, giving it a marbled appearance. 3. pl.
• HOODED
  1. Covered with a hood. 2. Furnished with a hood or something like a hood. 3. Hood-shaped; esp. , rolled up like a cornet of paper; cuculate, as the spethe of the Indian turnip. Having the head conspicuously different in color from the rest of
• MARBLY
  Containing, or resembling, marble.
• MARBLEIZE
  To stain or grain in imitation of marble; to cover with a surface resembling marble; as, to marbleize slate, wood, or iron.
• MARBLER
  1. One who works upon marble or other stone. Fuller. 2. One who colors or stains in imitation of marble.
• HOODCAP
  See HOODED
• MARBLED
  Varied with irregular markings, or witch a confused blending of irregular spots and streaks. (more info) 1. Made of, or faced with, marble. "The marbled mansion." Shak. 2. Made to resemble marble; veined or spotted like marble. "Marbled paper."
• HOODLESS
  Having no hood.
• GODWIT
  One of several species of long-billed, wading birds of the genus Limosa, and family Tringidæ. The European black-tailed godwit , the American marbled godwit , the Hudsonian godwit , and others, are valued as game birds. Called also godwin.
• HOODWINK
  1. To blind by covering the eyes. We will blind and hoodwink him. Shak. 2. To cover; to hide. Shak. 3. To deceive by false appearance; to impose upon. "Hoodwinked with kindness." Sir P. Sidney.
• MARBLE-EDGED
  Having the edge veined or spotted with different colors like marble, as a book.
• HOODY
  The hooded crow; also, in Scotland, the hooded gull.
• MARBLE
  1. A massive, compact limestone; a variety of calcite, capable of being polished and used for architectural and ornamental purposes. The color varies from white to black, being sometimes yellow, red, and green, and frequently beautifully veined
• HOODMAN-BLIND
  An old term for blindman's buff. Shak.
• HOODOO
  One who causes bad luck.
• HOODMAN
  The person blindfolded in the game called hoodman-blind. Shak.
• SERFHOOD; SERFISM
  Serfage.
• HARDIHOOD
  Boldness, united with firmness and constancy of mind; bravery; intrepidity; also, audaciousness; impudence. A bound of graceful hardihood. Wordsworth. It is the society of numbers which gives hardihood to iniquity. Buckminster. Syn. -- Intrepidity;
• MANHOOD
  1. The state of being man as a human being, or man as distinguished from a child or a woman. 2. Manly quality; courage; bravery; resolution. I am ashamed That thou hast power to shake my manhood thus. Shak.
• STATEHOOD
  The condition of being a State; as, a territory seeking Statehood.
• BABEHOOD
  Babyhood. Udall.
• FOEHOOD
  Enmity. Br. Bedell.
• KINGHOOD
  The state of being a king; the attributes of a king; kingship. Gower.
• DEACONHOOD
  The state of being a deacon; office of a deacon; deaconship.
• SELFHOOD
  Existence as a separate self, or independent person; conscious personality; individuality. Bib. Sacra.
• JEALOUSHOOD
  Jealousy. Shak.
• BOYHOOD
  The state of being a boy; the time during which one is a boy. Hood.
• FLESHHOOD
  The state or condition of having a form of flesh; incarnation. Thou, who hast thyself Endured this fleshhood. Mrs. Browning.
• CUBHOOD
  The state of being a cub. "From cubhood to old age." W. B. Dawkins.
• PETWORTH MARBLE
  A kind of shell marble occurring in the Wealden clay at Petworth, in Sussex, England; -- called also Sussex marble.
• LUSTIHOOD
  State of being lusty; vigor of body. " Full of lustihood." Tennyson.