CLOAK-AND-SWORD


Meaning of CLOAK-AND-SWORD in English

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Etymology: translation of Spanish ( comedia de ) capa y espada cloak-and-sword comedy

: dealing in fictional or semifictional romance and adventure of the nobility in a period when swordplay and colorful elaborate dress were common

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