cloak-and-dagger
cloak–and–dagger
adjDefinition of CLOAK-AND-DAGGER
: dealing in or suggestive of melodramatic intrigue and action usually involving secret agents and espionage <a cloak–and–dagger novel>
— cloak–and–dagger noun
See First Known Use of CLOAK-AND-DAGGER
1860
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