cloak
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noun \ˈklōk\Definition of CLOAK
1
: a loose outer garment
2
: something likened to an outer garment: as a : something that envelops or conceals <a cloak of secrecy> b : a distinctive character or role <hung up his academic cloak…to become a stay-at-home father — Charles Chamberlain>
See Examples of CLOAK
- Their plans were shrouded in a cloak of secrecy.
- <the cloak of mystery that surrounds the royal family>
Origin of CLOAK
Middle English cloke, from Anglo-French cloque bell, cloak, from Medieval Latin clocca bell; from its shape
First Known Use: 13th century
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2cloak
transitive verbDefinition of CLOAK
: to cover or hide with or as if with a cloak
Examples of CLOAK
- <the outlaw nation had cloaked its chemical weapons plant as a fertilizer factory>
- <cloaked their military maneuvers from the outside world>
First Known Use of CLOAK
1509
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