| 单词 | cloak |
| 释义 | cloak (once / 254 pages) nv A cloak is anything that conceals or hides something, like an over-sized, dark raincoat you wear when you don't want your friends to see you're going to the movies without them. As a noun, a cloak is usually a loose piece of clothing that you wear over your other clothes, like a cape or a gown. It especially refers to an outer garment that you might wear while traveling in order to protect your outfit or to conceal your identity. As a verb, to cloak is to conceal or hide something. If you were a famous person who wanted to go out alone, you might cloak your identity with a cloak. WORD FAMILYcloak: cloaked, cloaking, cloaks, uncloak+/uncloak: uncloaked, uncloaking, uncloaks USAGE EXAMPLESThe whole process was slightly cloak and dagger but the non-retail nature only added to the allure of the sale. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) These images are by turn — and sometimes all at once — bold, unflinching, poetic, familiar, cloaked, direct, joyful, defiant, mischievous and suspicious. Washington Post(Dec 08, 2016) At the beginning of December, Paris was hit by some of the worst air pollution in a decade, leaving the Eiffel Tower cloaked in smog. Time(Dec 19, 2016) 1n a loose outer garment Hypo|Hyper burnoose, burnous, burnouse a long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors caftan, kaftana (cotton or silk) cloak with full sleeves and sash reaching down to the ankles; worn by men in the Levant cape, mantlea sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter capote, hooded cloaka long cloak with a hood that can be pulled over the head capuchina hooded cloak for women copea long cloak; worn by a priest or bishop on ceremonial occasions dolmana woman's cloak with dolman sleeves dominoa loose hooded cloak worn with a half mask as part of a masquerade costume jellabaa loose cloak with a hood; worn in the Middle East and northern Africa opera cloak, opera hooda large cloak worn over evening clothes palliumcloak or mantle worn by men in ancient Rome ponchoa blanket-like cloak with a hole in the center for the head shawlcloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders togaa one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient Rome tunicany of a variety of loose fitting cloaks extending to the hips or knees wrap, wrappercloak that is folded or wrapped around a person chitona woolen tunic worn by men and women in ancient Greece chlamysa short mantle or cape fastened at the shoulder; worn by men in ancient Greece gymslipa sleeveless tunic worn by English girls as part of a school uniform kameeza long tunic worn by many people from the Indian subcontinent (usually with a salwar or churidars) kirtlea garment resembling a tunic that was worn by men in the Middle Ages mantelet, mantillashort cape worn by women pelissea sleeveless cape that is lined or trimmed with fur prayer shawl, tallis, tallith(Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer sarape, serapea long brightly colored shawl; worn mainly by Mexican men surcoata tunic worn over a knight's armor tabarda short sleeveless outer tunic emblazoned with a coat of arms; worn by a knight over his armor or by a herald tippeta woman's fur shoulder cape with hanging ends; often consisting of the whole fur of a fox or marten toga virilis(ancient Rome) a toga worn by a youth as a symbol of manhood and citizenship outer garment, overgarment a garment worn over other garments 2n anything that covers or conceals Hyper covering an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) 3v cover with or as if with a cloak cloaked monks Hyper cover provide with a covering or cause to be covered 4v cover as if with clothing Syn|Hyper clothe, drape, robe cover, spread over form a cover over 5v hide under a false appearance Syn|Hyper dissemble, mask disguise, mask make unrecognizable |
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