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Another word for cloak

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Noun

  1. A garment wrapped about a person

      1. To arrange or fold (something) about as cover or protection:
      2. To cover, envelop, or encase, as by folding or coiling something about:
      3. To enclose, especially in paper, and fasten:
      1. A long scarf, usually of embroidered silk or linen, worn over the left shoulder by deacons and over both shoulders by priests and bishops while officiating.
      2. An ornamental garment worn over both shoulders and tapering to a point in front and in back, worn especially by members of church choirs.
      3. A woman's long scarf of cloth or fur worn about the shoulders.
      1. A usually square, rectangular, or triangular piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, or shoulders.
      2. To cover with or as if with such a piece of cloth.
    See also:

    put-on

  2. A deceptive outward appearance

      1. Pretended; feigned.
      2. A deceptive outward appearance.
      3. The act of teasing or misleading someone, especially for amusement.
      1. Decorative exhibition of retail merchandise in store windows.
      2. Goods and trimmings used in such displays.
      3. A means of improving appearances or creating a falsely favorable impression:
      1. A thin surface layer, as of finely grained wood, glued to a base of inferior material.
      2. Any of the thin layers glued together to make plywood.
      3. A decorative facing, as of brick.
      1. A length of cloth worn over the head, shoulders, and often the face, especially by women.
      2. A length of netting attached to a woman's hat or habit, worn for decoration or to protect the head and face.
      3. A length of protective netting worn over the face by beekeepers.
      1. To cause or allow to be seen; display:
      2. To display for sale, in exhibition, or in competition:
      3. To permit access to (a house, for example) when offering for sale or rent.
      1. An outward or token appearance:
      2. A representation; a copy.
      3. The barest trace; a modicum:
      1. A reason or excuse given to hide the real reason for something.
      1. A false appearance or action intended to deceive:
      2. A professed but feigned reason or excuse; a pretext:
      3. Something imagined or pretended:
      1. A costume party at which masks are worn; a masked ball.
      2. A costume for such a party or ball.
      3. A disguise or false outward show; a pretense:
      1. A covering, as of cloth, that has openings for the eyes, entirely or partly conceals the face, and is worn especially at a masquerade ball.
      2. A grotesque or comical representation of a face, worn especially to frighten or amuse, as at Halloween.
      3. A facial covering worn for ritual.
      1. Outward appearance or aspect; semblance.
      2. False appearance; pretense:
      3. Mode of dress; garb:
      1. A surface shininess or luster.
      2. A kind of paint that dries to a shiny finish.
      3. A cosmetic that adds shine or luster, such as lip gloss.
      1. The forward part or surface, as of a building.
      2. The area, location, or position directly before or ahead.
      3. A position of leadership or superiority.
      1. The surface of the front of the head from the top of the forehead to the base of the chin and from ear to ear.
      2. A person:
      3. A person's countenance:
      1. To modify the manner or appearance of (a person, for example) in order to prevent recognition:
      2. To make indistinct or difficult to perceive:
      3. To conceal or obscure by dissemblance or false show; misrepresent:
      1. To place something upon or over, so as to protect or conceal:
      2. To overlay or spread with something:
      3. To put a cover or covering on:
      1. The art, manner, or process of applying color.
      2. A substance used to color something.
      3. Appearance with regard to color.
      1. The appearance of objects or light sources described in terms of the individual's perception of them, involving hue, lightness, and saturation for objects, and hue, brightness, and saturation for light sources.
      2. The characteristics of light by which the individual is made aware of objects or light sources through the receptors of the eye, described in terms of dominant wavelength, luminance, and purity.
      3. A gradation or variation of this aspect, especially when other than black, white, or gray; a hue:
    See also:

    show

Verb

  1. To cover as if with clothes

      1. An official garment worn on formal occasions to show office or rank, as by a judge or high church official.
      2. An academic gown.
      3. A dressing gown or bathrobe.
      1. A loose sleeveless coat worn over outer garments; a cloak.
      2. Something that covers, envelops, or conceals:
      3. The role or appearance of an authoritative or important person:
      1. To cover, hang, or decorate with cloth in loose folds:
      2. To arrange or let fall in loose folds:
      3. To hang or rest limply:
      1. To put clothes on; dress:
      2. To provide clothes for.
      3. To cover as if with clothing:
    See also:

    put-on

  2. To surround and cover completely so as to obscure

    See also:

    show

  3. To prevent (something) from being known

      1. A length of cloth worn over the head, shoulders, and often the face, especially by women.
      2. A length of netting attached to a woman's hat or habit, worn for decoration or to protect the head and face.
      3. A length of protective netting worn over the face by beekeepers.
      1. A cloth used to wrap a body for burial; a winding sheet.
      2. Something that conceals, protects, or screens:
      3. One of a set of ropes or wire cables stretched from the masthead to the sides of a vessel to support the mast.
      1. A covering, as of cloth, that has openings for the eyes, entirely or partly conceals the face, and is worn especially at a masquerade ball.
      2. A grotesque or comical representation of a face, worn especially to frighten or amuse, as at Halloween.
      3. A facial covering worn for ritual.
      1. To make silent or quiet.
      2. To calm; soothe.
      3. To keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of. Often used with up :
      1. To put or keep out of sight or away from notice:
      2. To prevent the disclosure or recognition of; conceal:
      3. To cut off from sight; cover up:
      1. To cover with or as if with a shroud:
      1. To place something upon or over, so as to protect or conceal:
      2. To overlay or spread with something:
      3. To put a cover or covering on:
      1. To keep from being observed or discovered; hide.
    Idioms:
    See also:

    show

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Another word for cloak

Noun

  1. An outer garment

      1. A usually square, rectangular, or triangular piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, or shoulders.
      2. To cover with or as if with such a piece of cloth.
      1. To arrange or fold (something) about as cover or protection:
      2. To cover, envelop, or encase, as by folding or coiling something about:
      3. To enclose, especially in paper, and fasten:
      1. A loose sleeveless coat worn over outer garments; a cloak.
      2. Something that covers, envelops, or conceals:
      3. The role or appearance of an authoritative or important person:
    See also:

    coat

  2. Something that covers or hides

      1. A covering, as of cloth, that has openings for the eyes, entirely or partly conceals the face, and is worn especially at a masquerade ball.
      2. A grotesque or comical representation of a face, worn especially to frighten or amuse, as at Halloween.
      3. A facial covering worn for ritual.
      1. To place something upon or over, so as to protect or conceal:
      2. To overlay or spread with something:
      3. To put a cover or covering on:
      1. A reason or excuse given to hide the real reason for something.
    See also:

    disguise

    coat

    camouflage

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Sentence Examples

  • I put on my cloak and hood and went out.

  • She pushed back the hood on her cloak to meet the man's gaze.

  • She had a new cloak, one that appeared as soft as her other one.

  • There he is lying back in an armchair in his velvet cloak, leaning his head on his thin pale hand.

  • One of the guards draped his cloak around her.

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