cloak
A long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the backA long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back; a cape, often with a hood.
» It's a cloak-and-dagger operation.
Es ist eine Spionageoperation.
Это секретная операция.
Meaning
4 sensesA long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back; a cape, often with a hood.
Umhang, Pelerine
плащplašč, ма́нтияmántija, наки́дкаnakídka
a loose outer garment
A blanket-like covering, often metaphorical.
Night hid her movements with its cloak of darkness.
Deckmantel
покро́вpokróv
(figuratively)That which conceals; a disguise or pretext.
anything that covers or conceals
(Internet)A text replacement for an IRC user's hostname or IP address, making the user less identifiable.
Examples
34 sentencesIt's a cloak-and-dagger operation.
ruЭто секретная операция.
deEs ist eine Spionageoperation.
The conference was cloaked in secrecy.
deDie Konferenz wurde geheim gehalten.
A pall of darkness cloaked the valley.
She cloaked her disappointment with a smile.
ruОна скрыла свое разочарование, улыбнувшись.
deSie versteckte ihre Enttäuschung hinter einem Lächeln.
Hills and fields cloaked in spring colors.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
From Middle English cloke, from Old Northern French cloque (“travelling cloak”), from MediFrom 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.
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