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cloak

cloak [ klōk ]


noun  (plural cloaks)
Definition:
 
1. outer garment: a loose sleeveless outer garment that fastens at the neck

2. enshrouding object or force: something that covers or conceals things ( formal )
left under a cloak of secrecy



transitive verb  (past and past participle cloaked, present participle cloak·ing, 3rd person present singular cloaks)
Definition:
 
enshroud something: to cover or conceal something ( often passive )

[13th century. Via Old French cloque "bell, cloak" < medieval Latin clocca]
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