The hood obscured the driver's view and the blond had his back to Jake.

The fur-lined hood of his parka obscured his peripheral vision so he had to turn his head in order to check on his partner on this mission.

To prevent pedestrians walking so close to the front of the bus that the hood obscures them from the driver's view, North Carolina and Connecticut are two of several states that require school buses to be equipped with crossing arms which extend from the front bumper while the bus is stopped for loading or unloading.

The state says it would prohibit the Klansmen from wearing their white hoods by the highway, not for political reasons but for safety; the hoods could obscure their vision.

A fur-lined hood obscured most of the man's head, and his face was half-hidden behind large tinted goggles.

A deep hood obscured the face completely.

He might have been a priest or a monk; he wore a black cassock that had been floured with dust, and a loose hood covered his head and obscured his features.

Their hoods already obscured the rest of their faces, except for their eyes, and they were dressed in clothing that could well be Native styles.

In one of the best works, a sky-blue hood obscures all but the lower profile of its wearer, and the curve of nose, lips and chin has an almost geometric rhythm.