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cloak (verb)

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  • cloak — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy, thick ▪ hooded ▪ black, dark, etc. ▪ ragged, tattered …   Collocations dictionary

  • cloak — ► NOUN 1) an overgarment that hangs loosely from the shoulders over the arms to the knees or ankles. 2) something that hides or covers: a cloak of secrecy. 3) (cloaks) Brit. a cloakroom. ► VERB ▪ dress or hide in a cloak. ORIGIN Old French cloke …   English terms dictionary

  • cloak — I verb beguile, belie, blind, bluff, bury, camouflage, cloud, conceal, conceal the truth, construe falsely, couch, cover, cover up, curtain, deceive, decoy, disguise, dissemble, dissimulare, dissimulate, distort, divert, dress up, dupe, eclipse,… …   Law dictionary

  • cloak — [[t]klo͟ʊk[/t]] cloaks, cloaking, cloaked 1) N COUNT A cloak is a long, loose, sleeveless piece of clothing which people used to wear over their other clothes when they went out. 2) N SING: N of n A cloak of something such as mist or snow… …   English dictionary

  • cloak — I. noun Etymology: Middle English cloke, from Anglo French cloque bell, cloak, from Medieval Latin clocca bell; from its shape Date: 13th century 1. a loose outer garment 2. something likened to an outer garment: as a. something that envelops or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • cloak — I UK [kləʊk] / US [kloʊk] noun Word forms cloak : singular cloak plural cloaks * 1) [countable] a long thick loose coat without sleeves, that fastens around your neck 2) [singular] mainly literary something that covers or hides something else II… …   English dictionary

  • cloak — noun 1》 an overgarment that hangs loosely from the shoulders. 2》 something that hides or covers: a cloak of secrecy. 3》 (cloaks) Brit. a cloakroom. verb 1》 dress in a cloak. 2》 cover or hide: snow cloaked everything. Origin ME: from OFr. cloke,… …   English new terms dictionary

  • cloak — 1 noun 1 (C) a warm piece of clothing like a coat without sleeves that hangs loosely from your shoulders 2 (singular) an organization, activity, or way of behaving that deliberately protects someone or keeps something secret (+ for): The… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • cloak — /kloʊk / (say klohk) noun 1. a loose outer garment. 2. that which covers or conceals; disguise; pretext. –verb (t) 3. to cover with, or as with a cloak. 4. to hide; conceal. 5. to place in a cloakroom: to cloak your bags. {Middle English cloke,… …  

  • cloak — 1. noun a) A long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back; a cape, often with a hood. Night hid her movements with its cloak of darkness. b) A blanket like covering, often metaphorical. 2. verb a) To cover as with a cloak …   Wiktionary

  • cloak — cloak1 [ klouk ] noun * 1. ) count a long thick loose coat without sleeves, that fastens around your neck 2. ) singular MAINLY LITERARY something that covers or hides something else cloak cloak 2 [ klouk ] verb transitive MAINLY LITERARY to cover …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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