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cloak definition

cloak (klōk)

noun

  1. a loose outer garment, usually sleeveless and extending to or below the knees
  2. something that covers or conceals; disguise

Etymology: ME cloke, cloak < OFr < ML clocca (see clock), a bell, cloak: so called from its bell-like appearance

transitive verb

  1. to cover with or as with a cloak
  2. to conceal; hide

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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