Main Entry:

¹cloak

Pronunciation:

\ˈklōk\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English cloke, from Anglo-French cloque bell, cloak, from Medieval Latin clocca bell; from its shape

Date:

13th century

1: a loose outer garment2: 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>