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cloak  (klk)

n.

1. A loose outer garment, such as a cape.

2. Something that covers or conceals: a cloak of secrecy.

tr.v. cloaked, cloak·ing, cloaks

To cover or conceal with or as if with a cloak. See Synonyms at clothe, disguise, hide¹.

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[Middle English cloke, from Old North French cloque, cloak, bell (from its shape), from Medieval Latin clocca; see clock¹.]

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cloak

Noun

1. a loose sleeveless outer garment, fastened at the throat and falling straight from the shoulders

2. something that covers or conceals

Verb

1. to hide or disguise

2. to cover with or as if with a cloak [Medieval Latin clocca cloak, bell]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cloak - anything that covers or conceals     covering - an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)
	2.	cloak - a loose outer garment burnoose, burnous, burnouse - a long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors caftan, kaftan - a (cotton or silk) cloak with full sleeves and sash reaching down to the ankles; worn by men in the Levant cape, mantle - a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter hooded cloak, capote - a long cloak with a hood that can be pulled over the head capuchin - a hooded cloak for women cope - a long cloak; worn by a priest or bishop on ceremonial occasions dolman - a woman's cloak with dolman sleeves domino - a loose hooded cloak worn with a half mask as part of a masquerade costume jellaba - a loose cloak with a hood; worn in the Middle East and northern Africa opera cloak, opera hood - a large cloak worn over evening clothes outer garment, overgarment - a garment worn over other garments pallium - cloak or mantle worn by men in ancient Rome poncho - a blanket-like cloak with a hole in the center for the head shawl - cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders toga - a one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient Rome tunic - any of a variety of loose fitting cloaks extending to the hips or knees wrap, wrapper - cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person
Verb	1.	cloak - hide under a false appearance; "He masked his disappointment" mask, dissemble disguise, mask - make unrecognizable; "The herb masks the garlic taste"; "We disguised our faces before robbing the bank"
	2.	cloak - cover as if with clothing; "the mountain was clothed in tropical trees" robe, clothe, drape spread over, cover - form a cover over; "The grass covered the grave"
	3.	cloak - cover with or as if with a cloak; "cloaked monks" cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"

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cloak

noun 1. cape, coat, wrap, mantle

2. covering, layer, blanket, shroud

noun 3. disguise, front, cover, screen, blind, mask, shield, cover-up, façade, pretext, smoke screen

verb 4. cover, coat, wrap, blanket, shroud, envelop

5. hide, cover, screen, mask, disguise, conceal, obscure, veil, camouflage

Translations

cloak [kləuk] n → capa, manto

vt (fig) → encubrir, disimular

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cloak [kləuk] n → grande cape

vt (fig) → masquer, cacher

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cloak [kləuk] n → Umhang m

vt (fig) → hüllen

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cloak [kləuk] n → mantello

vt → avvolgere

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cloak

n cloak [kləuk]

a loose outer garment without sleeves, covering most of the body; something that conceals a woollen cloak; They arrived under cloak of darkness. mantel عَباءَه، مِعْطَف فَضْفاض плащ plášť, pláštěnka kappe; slag; dække der Mantel μανδύας capa keep, kate ردا؛ عبا viitta, vaippa grand cape גְלִימָה लबादा ogrtač, kabanica köpönyeg mantel skikkja; hula; skjól mantello, manto マント 망토, 은폐하는 수단 apsiaustas, priedanga apmetnis; sega; aizsegs menyelubungi mantel, dekmantel kappe; slør; maske, skinn, skalkeskjul peleryna, osłona capa manta накидка; покров plášť ogrinjalo; krinka ogrtač []kappa, täckmantel, täcke, slöja เสื้อคลุมไม่มีปก, การปกปิด pelerin, harmaniye 斗篷，隱蔽物 плащ, покрив لبادہ ، چوغہ áo choàng không tay 斗篷，隐蔽物

v

to cover or hide He used a false name to cloak his activities. bedek يُغَطّ بِعَباءَه покривам přikrýt (pláštěm), zahalit indhylle; dække verhüllen (συγ)καλύπτω ocultar varjama پنهان کردن verhota masquer לְהָסווֹת, לְהַסתִיר ढकना ogrnuti, pokriti leplez menyembunyikan dylja mascherare 隠す 은폐하다 pridengti, slėpti apsegt; apslēpt menyembunyi verhullen hylle inn, tildekke; skjule, tilsløre ukrywać disfarçar a ascunde прикрывать zakryť zakriti; zakrinkati prikriti dölja ปกปิด örtmek, gizlemek 掩蓋 приховувати, прикривати ڈھانپنا ، چھپانا che dấu 掩盖

n cloakroom

1 a room for coats, hats etc. bagasiekamer, bewaarkamer غُرْفَه تُتْرَك فيها المَعاطِف гардеробна šatna garderobe die Garderobe βεστιάριο guardarropa riidehoid رختکن vaatesäilö vestiaire אָרוֹן מְעִילִים सामान रखने का स्थान garderoba ruhatár ruangan tempat menyimpan mantel dsb fatageymsla guardaroba 携帯品預かり所 휴대품 보관소 rūbinė ģērbtuve bilik untuk menggantung kot garderobe garderobe szatnia vestiário vestiar гардероб šatňa garderoba garderoba kapprum, garderob ห้องเก็บเสื้อคลุม vestiyer 衣帽間 гардероб, роздягальня کوٹوں کو رکھنے والا کمرہ phòng giữ mũ áo 衣帽间

2 a lavatory the ladies' cloakroom. kleedkamer مِرْحاض тоалетна toaleta toilet die Toilette τουαλέτα aseo WC مستراح عمومی WC toilettes מֶלתָחָה महिलाओं का अमानती सामान घर zahod WC, mosdó kamar kecil salerni bagno トイレ 화장실 tualetas tualete tandas toilet toalett toaleta lavabo toaletă уборная záchod stranišče toalet toalett ห้องน้ำ tuvalet 廁所 туалет بیت الخلاء phòng vệ sinh 厕所