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Added 9 October 2026

cloak

/kləʊk/ noun

In Latin: pallium, lacerna, mantellum Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about cloak at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Anything that covers or conceals.
A loose outer garment.

verb

Hide under a false appearance.
He masked his disappointment
Cover as if with clothing.
the mountain was clothed in tropical trees
Cover with or as if with a cloak.
cloaked monks

Origin

From Middle English cloke, from Old Northern French cloque (“travelling cloak”), from Medieval Latin clocca (“travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so called from the garment’s bell-like shape”), of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *klokkos, ultimately imitative. Doublet of cloche and clock.

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