huke

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The original illustration by huke, "BLACK ROCK SHOOTER" has been brought to life as a PVC figure!

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  1. An outer garment worn during the fifteenth century in western Europe, the form and character of which are not certain. It appears to have been often decorated with fur. Fairholt. Heralds with hukes, hearing full hie, Cryd largesse, largesse, chevaliers tres hardy. Muses' Recreation, Defiance to K. Arthur. As we were thus in conference, there came one that seemed to be a messenger in a rich huke. Bacon, New Atlantis.
  2. To cloak. Nares. And yet I will not let it alone, but throw some light vaile of spotlesse pretended well-meaning over it, to huke and mask it from publicke shame and obloquy. H. King, Halfe-pennyworth of Wit (1613), Ded.

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  • Black Rock Shooter ... original art by huke based on Hatsune Miku ... —  AnimeBlogger.net Antenna
  • The original illustration by huke, "BLACK ROCK SHOOTER" has been brought to life as a PVC figure! —  Anime Nano!
  • When ryo first saw huke's illustration, he was inspired to compose a song based on the image, huke then created a PV for that song, which became a huge hit online. —  Anime Nano!
  • Here is the original illustration by huke, who also illustrated the PV for the —  Anime Nano!
  • KEI (Hatsune Miku etc etc) huke (one of the Metal Gear Solid artists, Black Rock Shooter) —  Canned Dogs
 

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  1. Also heuk, huik, huck; from Middle English huke, hewk, hewke, also heyke (after the Old Dutch), from Old French huque, hucque, Middle Latin huca, a mantle, from Old Dutch huycke, Dutch huik = Middle Low German hoike, heike, huke, hoke, Low German heuken, hoiken = Middle High German hoike, cloak, mantle.
  2. from huke, n.
 

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