Sentence:  We went out into the moonless and tortuous network of that incredibly ancient town; went out as the lights in the curtained windows disappeared one by one, and the Dog Star leered at the throng of <WSD>cowled</WSD>, cloaked figures that poured silently from every doorway and formed monstrous processions up this street... 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Wearing a cowl; hooded.