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   Cloak

   /klōk/

   

   noun

   • 1. an outdoor overgarment, typically sleeveless, that hangs loosely from the shoulders. Similar capemantlerobe
   • ▪ something serving to hide or disguise something: "lifting the cloak of secrecy on the arms trade" Similar coverscreenmaskblindfrontcamouflageshieldveneerveilmantleshroudblanketpretextsmokescreen

   verb

   • 1. dress in a cloak: "she cloaked herself in black"
   • ▪ hide, cover, or disguise (something): "the horror of war was cloaked in the trappings of chivalry"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French cloke, dialect variant of cloche ‘bell, cloak’ (from its bell shape), from medieval Latin clocca ‘bell’. Compare with clock1.

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   What does cloak mean?

   • 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. 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.

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   What is a cloak of secrecy?

   • A cloak is a wide loose coat that fastens at the neck and does not have sleeves. To cloak something, or to put a cloak around it, means to hide the truth about it or cover it up. The subject remains cloaked in mystery. We prepared for the wedding under a cloak of secrecy. Copyright © 2014 by HarperCollins Publishers. All rights reserved.

   Hindi Translation of “CLOAK” | Collins English-Hindi Dictionary

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   What is the meaning of cloque cloak?

   • Cloak(noun) a loose outer garment, extending from the neck downwards, and commonly without sleeves. Origin: [Of. cloque cloak (from the bell-like shape), bell, F. cloche bell; perh. of Celtic origin and the same word as E. clock.

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   What is a cloaked figure?

   • The soldiers began their attack under (the) cloak of darkness. Their plans were shrouded in a cloak of secrecy. His caring personality was cloaked [= hidden, concealed] by shyness. The plans were cloaked [= shrouded] in secrecy. A cloaked figure [=aa person wearing a cloak] entered the room.

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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. Recommended videos.

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   cloak. noun. /kləʊk/. /kləʊk/. [countable] a type of coat that has no arms, fastens at the neck and hangs loosely from the shoulders, worn especially in the past. She stormed off, her cloak flying behind her. She threw a heavy cloak over her shoulders. a flowing black cloak.

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   The meaning of CLOAK is a loose outer garment. How to use cloak in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Cloak.

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   cloak. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Clothes cloak1 /kləʊk $ kloʊk/ noun 1 [ countable] a warm piece of clothing like a coat without sleeves that hangs loosely from your shoulders 2 [ singular] an organization, activity, or way of behaving that deliberately protects someone or keeps something secret cloak of ...

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   noun. us uk / kləʊk/ [ C ] a loose coat without sleeves that hangs down from your shoulders. a cloak of sth literary. something that is intended to cover or hide the truth of something else: a cloak of secrecy / mystery. (Definition of cloak from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of cloak. in Spanish.

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   Feb 3, 2024 · cloak (plural cloaks) A long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back; a cape, often with a hood. A blanket-like covering, often metaphorical. Night hid her movements with its cloak of darkness. ( figurative) That which conceals; a disguise or pretext.

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   Britannica Dictionary definition of CLOAK. 1. [count] : a piece of clothing that is used as a coat, that has no sleeves, and that is worn over the shoulders and attached at the neck. 2. [singular] : a thing that hides or covers someone or something.