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1 cloak
[kləuk] 1. noun(a loose outer garment without sleeves, covering most of the body; something that conceals: a woollen cloak; They arrived under cloak of darkness.) kappe; slag; dække2. verb(to cover or hide: He used a false name to cloak his activities.) indhylle; dække* * *[kləuk] 1. noun(a loose outer garment without sleeves, covering most of the body; something that conceals: a woollen cloak; They arrived under cloak of darkness.) kappe; slag; dække2. verb(to cover or hide: He used a false name to cloak his activities.) indhylle; dække -
2 envelop
[in'veləp]past tense, past participle - enveloped; verb(to cover by wrapping; to surround completely: She enveloped herself in a long cloak.) indhylle; omslutte* * *[in'veləp]past tense, past participle - enveloped; verb(to cover by wrapping; to surround completely: She enveloped herself in a long cloak.) indhylle; omslutte -
3 hood
[hud]1) (a usually loose covering for the whole head, often attached to a coat, cloak etc: The monk pulled his hood over his head.) hætte2) (a folding cover on a car, pram etc: Put the hood of the pram up - the baby is getting wet.) kaleche3) ((American) the bonnet of a car: He raised the hood to look at the engine.) motorhjelm4) (a fold of cloth representing a hood, worn by university graduates over their gowns on ceremonial occasions: The professors and lecturers all wore their gowns and hoods for the graduation ceremony.) pyntehætte•- hooded* * *[hud]1) (a usually loose covering for the whole head, often attached to a coat, cloak etc: The monk pulled his hood over his head.) hætte2) (a folding cover on a car, pram etc: Put the hood of the pram up - the baby is getting wet.) kaleche3) ((American) the bonnet of a car: He raised the hood to look at the engine.) motorhjelm4) (a fold of cloth representing a hood, worn by university graduates over their gowns on ceremonial occasions: The professors and lecturers all wore their gowns and hoods for the graduation ceremony.) pyntehætte•- hooded -
4 tattered
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Cloak — (kl[=o]k; 110), n. [Of. cloque cloak (from the bell like shape), bell, F. cloche bell; perh. of Celtic origin and the same word as E. clock. See 1st {Clock}.] 1. A loose outer garment, extending from the neck downwards, and commonly without… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cloak — Cloak, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cloaked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cloaking}.] To cover with, or as with, a cloak; hence, to hide or conceal. [1913 Webster] Now glooming sadly, so to cloak her matter. Spenser. Syn: See {Palliate}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cloak — cloak; cloak·less; cloak·let; un·cloak; … English syllables
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 — [klōk] n. [ME cloke, cloak < OFr < ML clocca (see CLOCK1), a bell, cloak: so called from its bell like appearance] 1. a loose outer garment, usually sleeveless and extending to or below the knees 2. something that covers or conceals;… … English World dictionary
cloak — [n] cover; coat beard, blind, camouflage, cape, capote, disguise, facade, face, front, guise, manteau, mantle, mask, pretext, semblance, shawl, shield, show, veneer, wrap; concepts 451,475,680 cloak [v] disguise blanket, camouflage, coat, conceal … New thesaurus
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 — vb mask, *disguise, dissemble, camouflage Analogous words: conceal, *hide, screen Antonyms: uncloak Contrasted words: *reveal, disclose, discover, betray … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Cloak — For other uses, see Cloak (disambiguation). Evening cloak or manteau, from Costume Parisien, 1823 … Wikipedia
cloak — cloak1 [kləuk US klouk] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old North French; Origin: cloque bell, cloak , from Medieval Latin clocca bell ( CLOCK1); because of its shape] 1.) a warm piece of clothing like a coat without sleeves that hangs loosely from your… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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
