The character inspired the television show Bones, about a female forensic specialist at the Jeffersonian, a fictional Washington, D.C. museum not unlike the Smithsonian. Reichs' tenth novel, Bones to Ashes, appears this month.
Definition of CROWL. : a dwarfed person. ADVERTISEMENT. stunt, dwarf. This word doesn't usually appear in our free dictionary, but the definition from our premium Unabridged Dictionary is offered here on a limited basis.
An H-style cap (cowl) is a chimney top constructed from chimney pipes shaped like the letter H. (Its image is included in cowl (chimney).) It is an age-old method of regulating draft in situations where prevailing winds or turbulences cause downdraft and backpuffing.