cloak

Meaning

Noun

1. A long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back; a cape, often with a hood.
2. A blanket-like covering, often metaphorical.
3. (figuratively) That which conceals; a disguise or pretext.
4. (Internet) A text replacement for an IRC user's hostname or IP address, making the user less identifiable.

Verb

1. (transitive) To cover as with or like a cloak.
2. (figuratively, transitive) To cover up, hide or conceal.
3. (ambitransitive) To render or become invisible via futuristic technology.

Synonyms

mantle

cape

coat

🧥

cover

shroud

mask

😷

robe

veil

blanket

conceal

curtain

overcoat

clothe

screen

drape

hide

dolman

disguise

jacket

dissemble

gown

wrap

shawl

obscure

poncho

cloth

covering

wrapper

upper garment

cap

bathe

pall

muffle

enshroud

camouflage

shield

🛡️

dress

👗

drapery

cake

🍰

case

mantel

incase

defray

carpet

brat

hanging

guise

grow over

cowl

greatcoat

Translations

Mantel

🧥

capa

Umhang

mantel

manteau

🧥

capa

manto

mantello

capa

jas

🧥

mantellum

cape

mantell

pardessus

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkloʊk/

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.