“cloak and”

The following 3 entries include the term cloak and.

cloak-and-dagger

adjective

: dealing in or suggestive of melodramatic intrigue and action usually involving secret agents and espionage

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cloak-and-sword

adjective

: dealing in fictional or semifictional romance and adventure of the nobility in a period when swordplay and colorful elaborate dress were common

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cloak-and-sworder

noun

: a cloak-and-sword novel or drama

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