Noun: cloak klowk
- A loose outer garment
"She wrapped herself in a warm cloak before venturing out into the cold night"
- Anything that covers or conceals
"The politician used bureaucracy as a cloak for his corrupt activities"
- Cover with or as if with a cloak
"cloaked monks"
- Hide under a false appearance
"He cloaked his disappointment";
- dissemble, mask
- Cover as if with clothing
"the mountain was cloaked in tropical trees";
- clothe, drape, robe
Derived forms: cloaks, cloaking, cloaked
Type of: cover, covering, disguise, mask, outer garment, overgarment, spread over
Encyclopedia: Cloak