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were cloaking

  • past progressive
    of cloak.
    cloak
    noun
    a loose outer garment, as a cape or coat.

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She was still in utter confusion, in the chamber where the ladies were cloaking for their return, when her hands were grasped on either side by the two Burgundian princesses.

From The Caged Lion by Charlotte Mary Yonge

Poor Herbert’s indignant flush infinitely amused the party who were cloaking in the hall. 

From The Three Brides by Charlotte Mary Yonge