cloak

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  1. noun A loose outer garment, such as a cape.
  2. noun Something that covers or conceals: a cloak of secrecy.
  3. transitive verb To cover or conceal with or as if with a cloak. See Synonyms at clothe, disguise, hide1.

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  • Will you, then, take one more precaution when all proper safe-guards have been adopted; and, when everything is sure, contrive some one sureness besides, against cold or wind or sea-air; and say ' this —for the cloak which is not here, and to help the heart's wish which is,'—so I shall be there palpably . —  The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 1845-1846
  • But the man, referring to what his benefactor had said, answered that the cloak was his, and that he would not part with it, unless he received its full value. —  The Life and Legends of Saint Francis of Assisi
  • Near enough, Mycelle saw that the cloak was actually an intricate patchwork of green and autumn leaves. —  Witch War
  • He and his colleagues have proposed a theoretical "anti-cloak" that would partially cancel the effect of the invisibility cloak, which is another important problem as it turns out. —  YubaNet.com
  • Another outstanding thing about the plasma cloak is the fact that it changes appearances and sizes according to the time of day. —  Softpedia News - Global
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Used in the same context Used in the Same Context

robe ·  tunic ·  cape ·  mantle ·  hat ·  skirt ·  shawl ·  blanket ·  glove ·  cloth ·  overcoat ·  veil

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cloak:   cloaks
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English cloke, from Old North French cloque, cloak, bell (from its shape), from Medieval Latin clocca; see clock1.

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  1. Until recently also spelled cloke, from Middle English cloke, from Old French cloke, cloque, cloche, a cloak (cf. Danish klokke, an under-petticoat), from Middle Latin cloca, a cloak (so called from its shape), literally a bell: see clock.
  2. from Middle English *cloken (in adverb clokedly), from cloke, a cloak: see cloak, n.
 

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