cloak
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
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to cover with or as if with a cloak.
She arrived at the opera cloaked in green velvet.
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to hide; conceal.
The mission was cloaked in mystery.
noun
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a wraplike outer garment fastened at the throat and falling straight from the shoulders
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something that covers or conceals
verb
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to cover with or as if with a cloak
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to hide or disguise
Other Word Forms
- cloakless adjective
- undercloak noun
- well-cloaked adjective
Etymology
Origin of cloak
1175–1225; Middle English cloke (< Old French ) < Medieval Latin cloca, variant of clocca bell-shaped cape, bell; clock 1
Example Sentences
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The local government officer was a secret traitor on the show, and wore a red cloak, operating in plain sight since being selected by presenter Claudia Winkleman in the opening episode.
From BBC
When she finally emerged, she was lugging a heavy woolen cloak.
From Literature
The secret traitor reveal happened at the start of the episode as Fiona lifted the hood of her red cloak before turning to Stephen and Rachel, saying: "I was wonderful, wasn't I?"
From BBC
The secret traitor, who wears a red cloak instead of the usual green, has been given certain powers such as deciding which players the other traitors are allowed to murder.
From BBC
Fans have been speculating about a major new twist in this series after trailers broadcast over Christmas showed a figure wearing a red cloak in a departure from the usual traitors' green.
From BBC
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