Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - cloak
Cloak
cloak
n. & v. --n. 1 an outdoor over-garment, usu. sleeveless, hanging loosely from the shoulders. 2 a covering (cloak of snow). 3 (in pl.) = CLOAKROOM. --v.tr. 1 cover with a cloak. 2 conceal, disguise. Phrases and idioms cloak-and-dagger involving intrigue and espionage. under the cloak of using as a pretext. Etymology: ME f. OF cloke, dial. var. of cloche bell, cloak (from its bell shape) f. med.L clocca bell: see CLOCK(1)
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English cloke, from Anglo-French cloque bell, ~, from Medieval Latin clocca bell; from its shape Date: 13th century a loose outer garment, something likened to an outer garment: as, something that envelops or conceals , a distinctive character or role , II. transitive verb Date: 1509 to cover or hide with or as if with a ~, see: disguise ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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