becloutv.
/bɪˈklaʊt/ transitive. To cover with a clout or cloth; to dress up; chiefly figurative.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > means of concealment > conceal by disguise [verb (transitive)]
beclout?c1225
disguisea1375
veilc1384
dissimule1485
counterfeit1490
dissemble?1507
guisea1510
wry1567
discountenance1574
conceal1598
belie1610
dislikena1616
obvolve1623
transvest1649
travesty1665
mask1847
camouflage1917
?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 235 Þis nis naut naked schrift..bi clute þu hit naut.
1873 T. Cooper Paradise of Martyrs i. 5 The mimesters who beclout Themselves anew with rags of Rome.
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