cloak
a loose outer garment, as a cape or coat.
something that covers or conceals; disguise; pretense: He conducts his affairs under a cloak of secrecy.
to cover with or as if with a cloak: She arrived at the opera cloaked in green velvet.
to hide; conceal: The mission was cloaked in mystery.
Origin of cloak
1Other words for cloak
Other words from cloak
- cloakless, adjective
- un·der·cloak, noun
- well-cloaked, adjective
Words Nearby cloak
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How to use cloak in a sentence
Skyline Arch doubled in size after dislodging a hefty boulder in 1940, Landscape Arch belched up some of its innards in front of surprised onlookers in 1991, and Wall Arch disintegrated under the cloak of darkness in 2008.
Unfortunately, Section 230 has been often misused by big tech to do the absolute bare minimum and then hide behind a cloak of liability protection.
Cheat sheet: U.S. lawmakers propose Section 230 reforms to regulate online paid speech | Kate Kaye | February 10, 2021 | DigidayRegulators face questions about whether the apparently amateur trading crowd’s activities amounted to illegal market manipulation — and if sophisticated professionals used the cloak of online anonymity to stoke the frenzy.
GameStop frenzy leaves behind a mess for Wall Street regulators | Tory Newmyer, David J. Lynch | February 3, 2021 | Washington PostOver time, this slow burial of organic matter accumulated into storage strata of ancient sunlight, well hidden in the dark cloak of carbon.
Dawn of the Heliocene - Issue 90: Something Green | Summer Praetorius | September 16, 2020 | NautilusThat engulfing mucus might also work as an invisibility cloak.
Larvaceans’ underwater ‘snot palaces’ boast elaborate plumbing | Susan Milius | June 15, 2020 | Science News
Some have innocuous-seeming URLs like cardpool.com or giftcardgranny.com, which cloak the sinister operations.
The Insane $11 Billion Scam at Retailers’ Return Desks | M.L. Nestel | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis is the conspiratorial mind using skepticism as a cloak for intellectual laziness.
But there is something to be learned by the cloak-and-dagger world from Yousef and Ben Yitzhak.
Among the 50 new works included is a shawl made of used tea bags that resembles a ceremonial cloak.
Shining a Spotlight on Mexico’s Iconic Textile—the Rebozo | Liza Foreman | June 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTArm people with a cloak of anonymity and a shield of non-accountability, and watch the cavalcade of crazy charge.
Solange Is Blue Ivy’s Mom and Other Crazy Conspiracy Theories | Kevin Fallon | May 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOn this errand he departed, wrapped tightly in his cloak, walking briskly through the now heavier rain.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniAs she spoke, she moved very slightly, letting her cloak fall open so that her long throat was exposed.
Bella Donna | Robert HichensHe dashed up to the drawing-room; his wife was coming forth then, her cloak and gloves on, her fan in her hand.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodRallying himself somewhat, he laid his hand upon the white cloak covering her shoulders.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodOn their entrance into the church, a brownish-red silk cloak, which concealed the whole of the uniform, was presented to each.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida Pfeiffer
British Dictionary definitions for cloak
/ (kləʊk) /
a wraplike outer garment fastened at the throat and falling straight from the shoulders
something that covers or conceals
to cover with or as if with a cloak
to hide or disguise
Origin of cloak
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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