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cloak

UK/kləʊk/ US/kloʊk/ fairly common
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.

anything that covers or conceals

2.

verb

1.

hide under a false appearance

  • “He masked his disappointment”
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Origin

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.

Phrases

  • boat cloak
  • cloak bag
  • cloak fern
  • cloak room
  • cloaking device
  • drunkard's cloak
  • mourning cloak
  • Newcastle cloak
  • opera cloak

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