单词 | cloaking |
释义 | cloakingn. 1. Wrapping in a cloak, concealment, disguise. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > semblance, outward show > [noun] > creating fair appearance colouring?1435 cloaking1513 disguising1587 varnishment1593 fucation1612 artinga1620 veneering1808 duffing1826 whitewash1882 window dressing1903 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > [noun] > in specific way > with specific clothing > other hosing1340 swaddlingc1522 veiling1566 hoodingc1575 vesting1648 superinvestiture1681 shawling1815 bonneting1822 cloaking1824 gloving1826 fancy dressing1848 dressing up1861 costuming1886 uniforming1891 1513 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid viii. Prol. 20 May he cum to his cast be cloking. 1614 T. Adams Diuells Banket iii. 127 Put not these vices from you, by your impudent cloakings! 1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village I. 252 Oh the shawlings, the cloakings,..the cautions against cold! 1888 Academy 28 July 54/2 That tears away all cloaking and disguise. 2. Material for making cloaks. Cf. shirting n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric for specific purpose > [noun] > for clothing > for coats, cloaks, or shawls coating1802 shawlingc1806 Petersham1812 cloaking1840 frocking1864 overcoating1865 ulstering1888 pink1889 mantling1893 covert cloth1895 coat-facing1900 covert coating1900 bluey1934 1840 Liverpool Jrnl. 4 July 1/2 A variety of Friezes..Blue, Mixture, and other Beaver Cloakings. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2022). cloakingadj. figurative. Concealing, disguising. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > means of concealment > [adjective] > that disguises disguising1561 cloaking1563 umbratical1662 to cover up1942 1563 W. Baldwin et al. Myrrour for Magistrates (new ed.) Rivers xlviii Clokyng flattery. 1738 J. Wesley Coll. Psalms & Hymns (new ed.) xxxii Without Reserve or Cloaking Art. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1513adj.1563 |
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