cloak

== English == === Alternative forms === cloke (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English cloke, from Old Northern French cloque (“travelling cloak”), from Medieval Latin clocca (“travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so called from the garment’s bell-like shape”), of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *klokkos, ultimately imitative. Doublet of cloche and clock. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kləʊk/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /kloʊk/ (Australian) IPA(key): /kləʉk/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /klɐʉk/ Rhymes: -əʊk === Noun === cloak (plural cloaks) A long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back; a cape, often with a hood. A blanket-like covering, often metaphorical. (figurative) That which conceals; a disguise or pretext. (Internet) A text replacement for an IRC user's hostname or IP address, making the user less identifiable. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Verb === cloak (third-person singular simple present cloaks, present participle cloaking, simple past and past participle cloaked) (transitive) To cover as with or like a cloak. (transitive, figurative) To cover up, hide or conceal. (science fiction, ambitransitive) To render or become invisible via futuristic technology. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====