1
: a loose outer garment
2
: something likened to an outer garment: such as
a
: something that envelops or conceals
a cloak of secrecy
b
: a distinctive character or role
hung up his academic cloak … to become a stay-at-home father—
Charles Chamberlain
cloaked; cloaking; cloaks
: to cover or hide with or as if with a cloak
Synonyms
Examples of cloak in a Sentence
Noun
Their plans were shrouded in a cloak of secrecy.
the cloak of mystery that surrounds the royal family
Verb
the outlaw nation had cloaked its chemical weapons plant as a fertilizer factory
cloaked their military maneuvers from the outside world
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Her chocolate cake is flavored with sesame oil and cloaked in a tahini ganache.
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Noun
New metamaterials – which can in principle be used to make an ‘invisibility cloak’ – are used extensively in current stealth research.
—Verb
Accounts of miracles, religious sermons and other such cultural artifacts allowed medieval authors to cloak their critiques of power and reveal what was really going on in the world.
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“Cloak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cloak. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
cloak
1 of 2 noun1
: a long loose outer garment
2
: something that conceals or covers
a cloak of secrecy surrounded the talks
cloak
2 of 2 verb
: to cover or hide with a cloak
Etymology
Noun
Middle English cloke "cloak," from early French cloque "cloak, bell"; so named because a cloak resembled a bell in shape — related to clock
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