Что (кто) такое Cloak - определение
LONG, LOOSE OVERGARMENT FASTENING AT THE NECK
Cloaks; Long jacket; Kinikini; Manto (garment)
![red-figure]] cup, ca. 525 BC–500 BC, found in Athens. [[Louvre]] Museum, Paris.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Couple cloak Louvre G99.jpg?width=200 "red-figure]] cup, ca. 525 BC–500 BC, found in Athens. [[Louvre]] Museum, Paris.")
![[[Aztec emperor]] [[Moctezuma II]] wearing a tilmàtli.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Moctezuma Xocoyotzin.png?width=200 "[[Aztec emperor]] [[Moctezuma II]] wearing a tilmàtli.")
cloak
¦ noun
1. an overgarment that hangs loosely from the shoulders.
2. something that hides or covers: a cloak of secrecy.
3. (cloaks) Brit. a cloakroom.
¦ verb
1. dress in a cloak.
2. cover or hide: snow cloaked everything.
Origin
ME: from OFr. cloke, dialect var. of cloche 'bell, cloak', from med. L. clocca 'bell'.
cloak
(cloaks, cloaking, cloaked)
1.
A cloak is a long, loose, sleeveless piece of clothing which people used to wear over their other clothes when they went out.
N-COUNT
2.
A cloak of something such as mist or snow completely covers and hides something.
Today most of England will be under a cloak of thick mist.
= blanket
N-SING: N of n
3.
If you refer to something as a cloak, you mean that it is intended to hide the truth about something.
Preparations for the wedding were made under a cloak of secrecy...
N-SING: N of/for n
4.
To cloak something means to cover it or hide it. (WRITTEN)
...the decision to cloak major tourist attractions in unsightly hoardings...
The beautiful sweeping coastline was cloaked in mist.
VERB: V n in n, V-ed
Cloak
·vt To cover with, or as with, a cloak; hence, to hide or conceal.
II. Cloak ·noun That which conceals; a disguise or pretext; an excuse; a fair pretense; a mask; a cover.
III. Cloak ·noun A loose outer garment, extending from the neck downwards, and commonly without sleeves. It is longer than a cape, and is worn both by men and by women.
Википедия
Cloak
A cloak is a type of loose garment worn over clothing, mostly but not always as outerwear for outdoor wear, serving the same purpose as an overcoat, protecting the wearer from the weather. It may form part of a uniform. Cloaks have been and are worn in countless societies. Over time cloak designs have been changed to match fashion and available textiles.
Cloaks generally fasten at the neck or over the shoulder, vary in length, from hip all the way down to the ankle, mid-calf being the normal length. They may have an attached hood and may cover and fasten down the front, in which case they have holes or slits for the hands to pass through. However, cloaks are almost always sleeveless.
Примеры произношения для Cloak
1. invisibility cloak.
Was the Cat in the Hat Black _ Philip Nel _ Talks at Google
2. a cloak for discrimination.
Stand Up_Speak Out - The Need for Asian American Activism Today _ Erika Lee _ Talks at Google
3. in his military cloak.
Applying Lessons from Ancients to Modern Business _ Barry Strauss _ Talks at Google
4. The Cloak of Invisibility.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (2010)
5. Quick, under the cloak.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Примеры употребления для Cloak
1. Now Salva Kiir has been given the heavy cloak of responsibility; a cloak weighted with progress and demand; with goals and aspirations.
2. "It‘s already been quite an achievement designing this cloak, but next we want to develop a thin skin that can cloak a plane without interfering with the aerodynamics.
3. The establishment‘s explanations sound like schoolboy cloak–and–dagger excuses.
4. Why bother with such elaborate cloak–and–dagger tactics?
5. The abbaya was my cloak of invisibility, my body armor.