/ kləʊk; NAmE kloʊk/ noun , verb
■ noun
1.
[ C ] a type of coat that has no sleeves, fastens at the neck and hangs loosely from the shoulders, worn especially in the past
2.
[ sing. ] ( literary ) a thing that hides or covers sb/sth :
They left under the cloak of darkness.
■ verb
[ vn ] cloak sth (in sth) [ often passive ] ( literary ) to cover or hide sth :
The hills were cloaked in thick mist.
The meeting was cloaked in mystery .
► cloaked adjective :
a tall cloaked figure (= a person wearing a cloak )
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French cloke , dialect variant of cloche bell, cloak (from its bell shape), from medieval Latin clocca bell. Compare with clock .