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   cloak

   /kləʊk/

   noun

   • 1. a sleeveless outdoor overgarment that hangs loosely from the shoulders: "he threw his cloak about him" Similar capemantlerobe
   • ▪ something serving to hide or disguise something: "preparations had taken place under a cloak of secrecy" Similar coverscreenmaskblindfrontcamouflageshieldveneerveilmantleshroudblanketpretextsmokescreen
   • 2. a cloakroom: British "ground-floor accommodation comprises hall, cloaks, lounge, kitchen"

   verb

   • 1. dress in a cloak: "they sat cloaked and hooded"
   • ▪ hide, cover, or disguise (something): "she cloaked her embarrassment by rushing into speech"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French cloke, dialect variant of cloche ‘bell, cloak’ (from its bell shape), from medieval Latin clocca ‘bell’. Compare with clock1.

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