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[ klohk ] / kloʊk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cloak ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna loose outer garment, as a cape or coat. something that covers or conceals; disguise; pretense: He conducts his affairs under a cloak of secrecy. verb (used with object)to cover with or as if with a cloak: She arrived at the opera cloaked in green velvet. to hide; conceal: The mission was cloaked in mystery. Origin of cloak1175–1225; Middle English cloke (<Old French ) <Medieval Latin cloca, variant of clocca bell-shaped cape, bell; see clock 1SYNONYMS FOR cloakSEE SYNONYMS FOR cloak ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM cloakcloakless, adjectiveun·der·cloak, nounwell-cloaked, adjectiveWords nearby cloakclo., cloaca, cloacal membrane, cloacal plate, cloacitis, cloak, cloak-and-dagger, cloak-and-suiter, cloak-and-sword, cloak fern, cloakroom Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cloakOver time, this slow burial of organic matter accumulated into storage strata of ancient sunlight, well hidden in the dark cloak of carbon. Dawn of the Heliocene - Issue 90: Something Green|Summer Praetorius|September 16, 2020|Nautilus That engulfing mucus might also work as an invisibility cloak. Larvaceans’ underwater ‘snot palaces’ boast elaborate plumbing|Susan Milius|June 15, 2020|Science News Some have innocuous-seeming URLs like cardpool.com or giftcardgranny.com, which cloak the sinister operations. The Insane $11 Billion Scam at Retailers’ Return Desks|M.L. Nestel|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST This is the conspiratorial mind using skepticism as a cloak for intellectual laziness. Russell Brand’s Revolution For Morons|Michael Moynihan|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Arm people with a cloak of anonymity and a shield of non-accountability, and watch the cavalcade of crazy charge. Solange Is Blue Ivy’s Mom and Other Crazy Conspiracy Theories|Kevin Fallon|May 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST Defending diversity, not a tool of oppression hidden beneath a cloak called “justice” or “equality.” Female Journalist Gets Rape Threats Over Comic Book Criticism|Tauriq Moosa|April 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST Meanwhile, on the stand, Morris presents his version of the facts under the cloak of immunity. ‘You’re a F—cking Liar’: Whitey Bulger and the FBI’s Sordid History|T.J. English|July 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST Gretel, as soon as she saw what was up, begged to be taken along, and found a cloak for herself in the room. The Road to Paris|Robert Neilson Stephens Mr. Woodcourt, disregarding my remonstrances, had hurriedly taken off his cloak and was putting it about me. Bleak House|Charles Dickens He flung from him the bit of the girl's cloak which, ripped and shredded as though by a powerful hand, cried disaster. Darkness and Dawn|George Allan England She threw back the wimple from her head, and pulling away her cloak, tossed it on to the bed. Mistress Wilding|Rafael Sabatini With these words she put aside the veil and dropped the cloak from her shoulders. Wonder Tales from Many Lands|Katharine Pyle
British Dictionary definitions for cloak
nouna wraplike outer garment fastened at the throat and falling straight from the shoulders something that covers or conceals verb (tr)to cover with or as if with a cloak to hide or disguise Word Origin for cloakC13: from Old French cloque, from Medieval Latin clocca cloak, bell; referring to the bell-like shape Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cloakshawl, mantle, mask, camouflage, veneer, dress up, conceal, shroud, obscure, veil, blind, guise, facade, semblance, shield, show, front, face, disguise, pretext |