uncloakv.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈkləʊk/,

/(ˌ)ʌŋˈkləʊk/, U.S.

/ˌənˈkloʊk/

Forms: see un- prefix² and cloak v.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², cloak v.

Etymology: < un- prefix² + cloak v. Compare earlier uncloaked adj.

1. transitive. To expose, reveal, uncover.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > disclose or reveal [verb (transitive)]

unwryc825

unhelec1000

to draw forthc1175

unhillc1200

to bring forth?c1225

unsteekc1250

let witc1275

uncovera1300

wraya1300

knowc1300

barea1325

shrivec1374

unwrapc1374

again-covera1382

nakena1382

outc1390

tellc1390

disclosea1393

cough1393

unhidea1400

unclosec1400

unhaspc1400

bewrayc1405

reveal1409

accusea1413

reveil1424

unlocka1425

unrekec1425

disclude?1440

uncurec1440

utter1444

detect1447

break1463

expose1483

divinec1500

revelate1514

to bring (also put) to light1526

decipher1529

rake1547

rip1549

unshadow1550

to lay to sight1563

uppen1565

unlace1567

unvisor?1571

resign1572

uncloak1574

disshroud1577

spill1577

reap1578

unrip1579

scour1585

unharboura1586

unmask1586

uncase1587

descrya1591

unclasp?1592

unrive1592

discover1594

unburden1594

untomb1594

unhusk1596

dismask1598

to open upc1600

untruss1600

divulge1602

unshale1606

unbrace1607

unveil1609

rave1610

disveil1611

unface1611

unsecret1612

unvizard1620

to open up1624

uncurtain1628

unscreen1628

unbare1630

disenvelop1632

unclothe1632

to lay forth1633

unshroud1633

unmuffle1637

midwife1638

dissecret1640

unseal1640

unmantle1643

to fetch out1644

undisguise1655

disvelop1658

decorticate1660

clash1667

exert1692

disinter1711

to up with1715

unbundlea1739

develop1741

disembosom1745

to open out1814

to let out1833

unsack1846

uncrown1849

to bring (out) in (also into) the open1861

unfrock1866

disbosom1868

to blow the lid off1928

flush1950

surface1955

to take or pull the wraps off1964

1574 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Job cxvii. 551/2 It is best for vs too vncloke our owne faults, that God may deliuer vs from them.

1660 R. Allestree Gentlemans Calling 131 Will none have so much charity, so much zeal for publick Concern, as to uncloak this Impostor.

1739 (title) The wolf uncloak'd; or the popish machinery unravell'd.

a1847 E. Cook Poems (1849) III. 72 The herd, Whose dark and evil works are all uncloaked.

1877 M. Oliphant Makers of Florence (ed. 2) xii. 302 The price of uncloaking the false pretensions of the..priest.

1960 J. Barth Sot-weed Factor i. iii. 25 Very well, then, take a draught with me, and I shall uncloak the mystery.

2006 A. M. Destefano King of Godfathers (2008) xi. 109 When Pistone's undercover identity was uncloaked, it was Ruggiero who felt particularly betrayed.

2. transitive (chiefly reflexive). To remove a cloak from (a person). Also intransitive: to take off one's cloak.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > undressing or removing clothing > undress or remove clothing [verb (transitive)] > strip or undress a person > divest of specific garments > cloak or mantle

uncloak1598

unmantle1598

discloak1601

dismantle1605

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Smantellare, to vnmantle, to vncloke.

1658 W. D'Avenant Cruelty of Spaniards in Peru 18 They solemnly uncloak and unarm themselves to the Tune, and afterwards dance with Castanietos.

1660 Royal Wanderer (single sheet) ii./3 Master Lastell as most fit, Uncloak'd the King and carryed it.

1757 Schofield's Middlewich Jrnl. 5 Apr. Not one of the Catchpoles uncloak'd to fasten upon their Prey.

1826 W. Scott Woodstock III. vi. 161 A bustle occurred in receiving the General, assisting him to uncloak himself.

1845 R. Ford Hand-bk. Travellers in Spain I. ii. 201 Spaniards always uncloak when..the host or the king, passes by.

1999 A. C. Roberts Romantic & Victorian Long Poems 42 He uncloaks to reveal himself dressed as a pirate.

2003 D. G. Burks Horrid Spectacle ii. 95 Mariana uncloaks herself at her husband's command.

Derivatives

unˈcloaking n. (a) the action or an instance of removing a cloak; (b) the action of revealing or disclosing something.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > undressing or removing clothing > [noun] > removing specific garments > other

unhosing1598

uncloaking1775

ungartering1785

ungloving1818

1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Uncloaking, the act of taking off the cloak.

1827 G. Griffin Tales Munster Festivals I. 117 The uncloaking of the deeds of the evil-worker.

1845 R. Ford Hand-bk. Travellers in Spain I. ii. 201 Uncloaking is equivalent to taking off the hat.

1877 ‘Mrs. Forrester’ Mignon II. 56 Kitty is awaiting her friend..in the uncloaking room.

1982 Stanford French Rev. Spring 72 The dramatic uncloaking of Maucombe on the open road.

2014 W. M. Sanguine Surveillance on Down-low Introd. 2 The eventual uncloaking of her spouse's true identity as a closet homosexual.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	uncloak
释义	uncloakv. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈkləʊk/, /(ˌ)ʌŋˈkləʊk/, U.S. /ˌənˈkloʊk/ Forms: see un- prefix² and cloak v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², cloak v. Etymology: < un- prefix² + cloak v. Compare earlier uncloaked adj. 1. transitive. To expose, reveal, uncover. ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > disclose or reveal [verb (transitive)] unwryc825 unhelec1000 to draw forthc1175 unhillc1200 to bring forth?c1225 unsteekc1250 let witc1275 uncovera1300 wraya1300 knowc1300 barea1325 shrivec1374 unwrapc1374 again-covera1382 nakena1382 outc1390 tellc1390 disclosea1393 cough1393 unhidea1400 unclosec1400 unhaspc1400 bewrayc1405 reveal1409 accusea1413 reveil1424 unlocka1425 unrekec1425 disclude?1440 uncurec1440 utter1444 detect1447 break1463 expose1483 divinec1500 revelate1514 to bring (also put) to light1526 decipher1529 rake1547 rip1549 unshadow1550 to lay to sight1563 uppen1565 unlace1567 unvisor?1571 resign1572 uncloak1574 disshroud1577 spill1577 reap1578 unrip1579 scour1585 unharboura1586 unmask1586 uncase1587 descrya1591 unclasp?1592 unrive1592 discover1594 unburden1594 untomb1594 unhusk1596 dismask1598 to open upc1600 untruss1600 divulge1602 unshale1606 unbrace1607 unveil1609 rave1610 disveil1611 unface1611 unsecret1612 unvizard1620 to open up1624 uncurtain1628 unscreen1628 unbare1630 disenvelop1632 unclothe1632 to lay forth1633 unshroud1633 unmuffle1637 midwife1638 dissecret1640 unseal1640 unmantle1643 to fetch out1644 undisguise1655 disvelop1658 decorticate1660 clash1667 exert1692 disinter1711 to up with1715 unbundlea1739 develop1741 disembosom1745 to open out1814 to let out1833 unsack1846 uncrown1849 to bring (out) in (also into) the open1861 unfrock1866 disbosom1868 to blow the lid off1928 flush1950 surface1955 to take or pull the wraps off1964 1574 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Job cxvii. 551/2 It is best for vs too vncloke our owne faults, that God may deliuer vs from them. 1660 R. Allestree Gentlemans Calling 131 Will none have so much charity, so much zeal for publick Concern, as to uncloak this Impostor. 1739 (title) The wolf uncloak'd; or the popish machinery unravell'd. a1847 E. Cook Poems (1849) III. 72 The herd, Whose dark and evil works are all uncloaked. 1877 M. Oliphant Makers of Florence (ed. 2) xii. 302 The price of uncloaking the false pretensions of the..priest. 1960 J. Barth Sot-weed Factor i. iii. 25 Very well, then, take a draught with me, and I shall uncloak the mystery. 2006 A. M. Destefano King of Godfathers (2008) xi. 109 When Pistone's undercover identity was uncloaked, it was Ruggiero who felt particularly betrayed. 2. transitive (chiefly reflexive). To remove a cloak from (a person). Also intransitive: to take off one's cloak. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > undressing or removing clothing > undress or remove clothing [verb (transitive)] > strip or undress a person > divest of specific garments > cloak or mantle uncloak1598 unmantle1598 discloak1601 dismantle1605 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Smantellare, to vnmantle, to vncloke. 1658 W. D'Avenant Cruelty of Spaniards in Peru 18 They solemnly uncloak and unarm themselves to the Tune, and afterwards dance with Castanietos. 1660 Royal Wanderer (single sheet) ii./3 Master Lastell as most fit, Uncloak'd the King and carryed it. 1757 Schofield's Middlewich Jrnl. 5 Apr. Not one of the Catchpoles uncloak'd to fasten upon their Prey. 1826 W. Scott Woodstock III. vi. 161 A bustle occurred in receiving the General, assisting him to uncloak himself. 1845 R. Ford Hand-bk. Travellers in Spain I. ii. 201 Spaniards always uncloak when..the host or the king, passes by. 1999 A. C. Roberts Romantic & Victorian Long Poems 42 He uncloaks to reveal himself dressed as a pirate. 2003 D. G. Burks Horrid Spectacle ii. 95 Mariana uncloaks herself at her husband's command. Derivatives unˈcloaking n. (a) the action or an instance of removing a cloak; (b) the action of revealing or disclosing something. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > undressing or removing clothing > [noun] > removing specific garments > other unhosing1598 uncloaking1775 ungartering1785 ungloving1818 1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Uncloaking, the act of taking off the cloak. 1827 G. Griffin Tales Munster Festivals I. 117 The uncloaking of the deeds of the evil-worker. 1845 R. Ford Hand-bk. Travellers in Spain I. ii. 201 Uncloaking is equivalent to taking off the hat. 1877 ‘Mrs. Forrester’ Mignon II. 56 Kitty is awaiting her friend..in the uncloaking room. 1982 Stanford French Rev. Spring 72 The dramatic uncloaking of Maucombe on the open road. 2014 W. M. Sanguine Surveillance on Down-low Introd. 2 The eventual uncloaking of her spouse's true identity as a closet homosexual. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1574
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