n.
Pronunciation: ' kl ō k
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English cloke, from Anglo-French cloque bell, cloak, from Medieval Latin clocca bell; from its shape
Date: 13th century
1 : a loose outer garment
2 : something likened to an outer garment: as a : something that envelops or conceals <a cloak of secrecy> b : a distinctive character or role <hung up his academic cloak ⋯ to become a stay-at-home father ― Charles Chamberlain>