cloak
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cloak
- /kləʊk/ UK
- /kloʊk/ Canada, US
- /kləʉk/ Australia
- /klɐʉk/ New Zealand
Rhymes with -əʊk
Where it comes from
From Middle English cloke, from Old Northern French cloque (“travelling cloak”), from Medieval Latin clocca (“travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so called from the garment’s bell-like shape”), of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *klokkos, ultimately imitative.
Doublet of cloche and clock.
noun cloaks · cloke
- A long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back; a cape, often with a hood. ‘It's rather like a beautiful Inverness cloak one has inherited. Much too good to hide away, so one wears it instead of an overcoat and pretends it's an amusing new fashion.’
- A blanket-like covering, often metaphorical. Night hid her movements with its cloak of darkness.
- That which conceals; a disguise or pretext. For neither at any time vſed wee flattering wordes, as yee knowe, nor a cloke of couetouſneſſe, God is witneſſe: […]
- A text replacement for an IRC user's hostname or IP address, making the user less identifiable.
verb cloaks · cloaking · cloaked · cloke
- To cover as with or like a cloak. He would hold her, just hold her, while his hands soothed the bare skin of her arms and the delicate fabric that cloaked her shoulders and her back.
- To cover up, hide or conceal. It’s possible that some microbes don’t just take up residence in tumors but help them grow. They may cloak the tumor from the immune system, neutralize drugs or help tumors spread through the body.
- To render or become invisible via futuristic technology. The ship cloaked before entering the enemy sector of space.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: mask, dissemble, raincoat, overcoat, coat, jacket, tux, pall, headscarf, robe, outerwear, mantle, garment, blanket, shield, veil
Translations
Every language
noun cape
| Español | pendil, palio, percal |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 망토 mangto |
| 日本語 | マント manto, クローク kurōku |
| 中文 | 斗篷 dǒupeng |
| हिन्दी | चोग़ा coġā |
| Português | capa, manto |
| Français | pelisse, pèlerine |
| Deutsch | Umhang, Pelerine |
| Italiano | tabarro |
| Ελληνικά | κάπα kápa |
| Română | mantie, manta |
| Русский | плащ plašč, ма́нтия mántija, наки́дка nakídka |
| العربية | مِعْطَف فَضْفَاض miʕṭaf faḍfāḍ |
| עברית | גְּלִימָה glimá |
noun blanket-like covering, often metaphorical
| Español | embozo, velo |
|---|---|
| Português | véu |
| Deutsch | Deckmantel |
| Ελληνικά | μανδύας mandýas |
| Русский | покро́в pokróv |
| עברית | אִצְטְלָה itztəlá |
verb science fiction
| Español | invisibilizar, camuflar activamente, camuflajear activamente |
|---|
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title = {cloak},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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