CLOAK
\klˈə͡ʊk], \klˈəʊk], \k_l_ˈəʊ_k]\
Definitions of CLOAK
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
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A loose outer garment, extending from the neck downwards, and commonly without sleeves. It is longer than a cape, and is worn both by men and by women.
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That which conceals; a disguise or pretext; an excuse; a fair pretense; a mask; a cover.
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To cover with, or as with, a cloak; hence, to hide or conceal.
By Oddity Software
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A loose outer garment, extending from the neck downwards, and commonly without sleeves. It is longer than a cape, and is worn both by men and by women.
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That which conceals; a disguise or pretext; an excuse; a fair pretense; a mask; a cover.
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To cover with, or as with, a cloak; hence, to hide or conceal.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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The outer garment ; a concealment.
By Thomas Sheridan
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