cloak-and-sword
[ klohk-uh n-sawrd ]
/ ˈkloʊk ənˈsɔrd /
adjective
(of a drama or work of fiction) dealing with characters who wear cloaks and swords; concerned with the customs and romance of the nobility in bygone times.
Origin of cloak-and-sword
First recorded in 1800–10
Words nearby cloak-and-sword
cloacitis,
cloak,
cloak fern,
cloak-and-dagger,
cloak-and-suiter,
cloak-and-sword,
cloakroom,
cloam,
clobber,
clobbering machine,
clochard