Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - cloak
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Cloak
cloak
I. noun Etymology: Middle English cloke, from Anglo-French cloque bell, ~, from Medieval Latin clocca bell; from its shape Date: 13th century 1. a loose outer garment 2. something likened to an outer garment: as a. something that envelops or conceals a ~ of secrecy b. a distinctive character or role hung up his academic ~…to become a stay-at-home father — Charles Chamberlain II. transitive verb Date: 1509 to cover or hide with or as if with a ~ Synonyms: see disguise
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n. & v. --n. 1 an outdoor over-garment, usu. sleeveless, hanging loosely from the shoulders. 2 a covering (cloak of snow). 3 (in pl.) = CLOAKROOM. --v.tr. 1 cover with a cloak. 2 conceal, disguise. Phrases and idioms cloak-and-dagger involving intrigue and espionage. under the cloak of using as a pretext. Etymology: ME f. OF cloke, dial. var. of cloche bell, cloak (from its bell shape) f. med.L clocca bell: see CLOCK(1) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. накидка, плащ; мантия 2. пальто; манто 3. маска, личина under the cloak of charity —- под вывеской благотворительности 4. покров cloak of snow —- снежный покров under the cloak of night —- под покровом ночи 5. покрывать (плащом) he cloaked himself and went into the rain —- он набросил плащь и вышел на дождь 6. скрывать, прикрывать, максировать he cloaked his wicked purpose by appearing to be friendly —- под показным дружелюбием он скрывал свои коварные замыслы ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) плащ; мантия 2) покров cloak of snow - покров снега 3) предлог; маска, личина under the cloak of loyalty - под маской лояльности 2. v. 1) покрывать плащом; надевать плащ (in) She was cloaked in red wool. 2) скрывать, прикрывать, маскировать CLOAK in скрывать, прикрывать, маскировать The actresss life was cloaked in mystery. ...Англо-русский словарь
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(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 ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~1 n 1 a warm piece of clothing like a coat without sleeves that hangs loosely from your shoulders 2 an organization, activity, or way of behaving that deliberately protects someone or keeps something secret + for (The political party is used as a cloak for terrorist activities.) under the cloak of (prejudice and hypocrisy hiding under the cloak of religion) ~2 v T usually passive 1 to deliberately hide facts, feelings etc so that people do not see or understand them (cloaked in secrecy) (The early stages of the talks have been cloaked in secrecy.) 2 cloaked in darkness/rust/snow etc literary covered in darkness, rust etc ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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