cloak

[ klohk ]
/ kloʊk /
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noun

a 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 cloak

1175–1225; Middle English cloke (< Old French) < Medieval Latin cloca, variant of clocca bell-shaped cape, bell; see clock1

OTHER WORDS FROM cloak

cloak·less, adjective un·der·cloak, noun well-cloaked, adjective

Words nearby cloak

clo., cloaca, cloacal membrane, cloacal plate, cloacitis, cloak, cloak fern, cloak-and-dagger, cloak-and-suiter, cloak-and-sword, cloakroom

Words related to cloak

shawl, mantle, mask, camouflage, veneer, conceal, shroud, obscure, veil, blind, guise, facade, semblance, shield, show, front, face, disguise, pretext, wrap

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British Dictionary definitions for cloak

cloak
/ (kləʊk) /

noun

a 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 cloak

C13: from Old French cloque, from Medieval Latin clocca cloak, bell; referring to the bell-like shape