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.
Definition of cowl. 1  1a : a hood or long hooded cloak especially of a monkb : a draped neckline on a woman's garment. 2  2a : a chimney covering designed to improve the draftb : the top portion of the front part of an automobile body forward of the two front doors to which are attached the windshield and instrument boardc : cowling.