Cloak
noun
A type of coat that has no sleeves, covers the back and shoulders, and is tied at the neck.
She wrapped herself in a thick woolen cloak to protect from the cold.
Often appears as...
- wear a cloak
- under the cloak
noun
A thing that hides, covers, or disguises something else.
Their tradition of hospitality acted as a cloak for their espionage activities.
Often appears as...
- cloak of secrecy
- under the cloak
verb
To hide, cover, or disguise something.
The moon was cloaked in a thick layer of cloud.
Often appears as...
- cloak in mystery
- cloak in shadow
noun
A type of coat that has no sleeves, covers the back and shoulders, and is tied at the neck.
She wrapped herself in a thick woolen cloak to protect from the cold.
Often appears as...
- wear a cloak
- under the cloak
noun
A thing that hides, covers, or disguises something else.
Their tradition of hospitality acted as a cloak for their espionage activities.
Often appears as...
- cloak of secrecy
- under the cloak
verb
To hide, cover, or disguise something.
The moon was cloaked in a thick layer of cloud.
Often appears as...
- cloak in mystery
- cloak in shadow
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/2Medieval Associations
Often associated with medieval times and stories of knights and wizards.
The knight donned his cloak before riding into the forest.
Pro Tip 2/2Dramatic Flair
Implies a dramatic or mysterious style, used in performances or to make a statement.
She entered the room wearing a red velvet cloak, drawing all eyes to her.
Pro Tip 1/2Medieval Associations
Often associated with medieval times and stories of knights and wizards.
The knight donned his cloak before riding into the forest.
Pro Tip 2/2Dramatic Flair
Implies a dramatic or mysterious style, used in performances or to make a statement.
She entered the room wearing a red velvet cloak, drawing all eyes to her.
Pro Tip 1/2Medieval Associations
Often associated with medieval times and stories of knights and wizards.
The knight donned his cloak before riding into the forest.
Pro Tip 2/2Dramatic Flair
Implies a dramatic or mysterious style, used in performances or to make a statement.
She entered the room wearing a red velvet cloak, drawing all eyes to her.
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Inside the black hole...
because that's where the quantum world and the gravitational world come together. What's inside is a singularity. And that's where all the forces become unified, because gravity finally is strong enough to compete with all the other forces. But it's hidden from us, the universe has cloaked it in the ultimate invisibility cloak.
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Seven Superpowered...
admit it's a pretty stylish mustache they look like the schnauzers of the sea these tassels also help the sharks blend in they give smaller fish a sense of security but little do they know they're about to become a delicious snack so while we may think of their cloak of invisibility as an incredible superpower
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Portraits of Afghanistan...
national television playing in an orchestra in kabul kiana explained that when the sisters came home to visit their parents they had to cloak themselves in chat ors large shawls or burqas to obscure their identities they do go back once in a while very rarely but they put
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The myth of Arachne -...
how dare the weaver claim herself greater than the gods? But Arachne only laughed, barely looking up from her loom. Provoked, the old woman threw off her cloak to reveal her true form. If Arachne insisted on defaming the gods,
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Nathan Myhrvold: A life...
in a way that you couldn't otherwise. So, this device here is an invisibility cloak. It may not seem that, but if you were a microwave, this is how you would view it. Rays of light -- in this case, microwave light --
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Why I photograph the...
As I listened, I met real grief for the first time. I thought of that superpower I'd once wanted and I imagined a deep dark purple filling the room around us. A cloak of color that I knew was going to stay with me.
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Greyhound Adoption PIPE...
volunteers lemonhead was supposed to go to a foster home but Holly cloak is one of the regular volunteers decides to adopt her and give her a permanent home she absolutely fell in love with that goal
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The impact of Simón...
why is bolivars why have bolivars bones been exhumed and reburied by three Venezuelan presidents and his legacy summoned time and again by leaders wanting to cloak themselves in his glory
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The Largest Falcon in...
it crowns some of the world's most pristine wilderness for nine months of the year the whole island lies buried beneath a cloak of snow and ice now at the beginning of june the
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Feeding A Hungry Barn...
waterproof cloak to protect her offspring
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Inside the black hole...
because that's where the quantum world and the gravitational world come together. What's inside is a singularity. And that's where all the forces become unified, because gravity finally is strong enough to compete with all the other forces. But it's hidden from us, the universe has cloaked it in the ultimate invisibility cloak.
Video examples
Seven Superpowered...
admit it's a pretty stylish mustache they look like the schnauzers of the sea these tassels also help the sharks blend in they give smaller fish a sense of security but little do they know they're about to become a delicious snack so while we may think of their cloak of invisibility as an incredible superpower
Video examples
Portraits of Afghanistan...
national television playing in an orchestra in kabul kiana explained that when the sisters came home to visit their parents they had to cloak themselves in chat ors large shawls or burqas to obscure their identities they do go back once in a while very rarely but they put
Video examples
The myth of Arachne -...
how dare the weaver claim herself greater than the gods? But Arachne only laughed, barely looking up from her loom. Provoked, the old woman threw off her cloak to reveal her true form. If Arachne insisted on defaming the gods,
Video examples
Nathan Myhrvold: A life...
in a way that you couldn't otherwise. So, this device here is an invisibility cloak. It may not seem that, but if you were a microwave, this is how you would view it. Rays of light -- in this case, microwave light --
Video examples
Why I photograph the...
As I listened, I met real grief for the first time. I thought of that superpower I'd once wanted and I imagined a deep dark purple filling the room around us. A cloak of color that I knew was going to stay with me.
Video examples
Greyhound Adoption PIPE...
volunteers lemonhead was supposed to go to a foster home but Holly cloak is one of the regular volunteers decides to adopt her and give her a permanent home she absolutely fell in love with that goal
Video examples
The impact of Simón...
why is bolivars why have bolivars bones been exhumed and reburied by three Venezuelan presidents and his legacy summoned time and again by leaders wanting to cloak themselves in his glory
Video examples
The Largest Falcon in...
it crowns some of the world's most pristine wilderness for nine months of the year the whole island lies buried beneath a cloak of snow and ice now at the beginning of june the
Video examples
Feeding A Hungry Barn...
waterproof cloak to protect her offspring
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Willa Cather
American Author
The sun was like a great visiting presence that stimulated and took its due from all animal energy. When it flung wide its cloak and stepped down over the edge of the fields at evening, it left behind it a spent and exhausted world.
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Lindy Booth
Canadian Actress
It's so much easier for me to get up and be someone else than expressing my own thoughts and feelings. There's definitely something about creating a cloak of a character that helped me deal with my shyness.
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Victor Hugo
French Author
I met in the street a very poor young man who was in love. His hat was old, his coat worn, his cloak was out at the elbows, the water passed through his shoes, - and the stars through his soul.
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Charles Stanley
American Clergyman
The best way in the world to deceive believers is to cloak a message in religious language and declare that it conveys some new insight from God.
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Zane Grey
American Author
I wrote for nearly six hours. When I stopped, the dark mood, as if by magic, had folded its cloak and gone away.
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Albert Einstein
German Physicist
It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder.
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Thomas Fuller
English Clergyman
Pride perceiving humility honorable, often borrows her cloak.
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Aulus Gellius
Roman Author
I see the beard and cloak, but I don't yet see a philosopher.
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Hugh Prather
American Writer
Whenever we condemn, we cloak the world in pain.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
American Poet
Love keeps the cold out better than a cloak.
Quote examples
Willa Cather
American Author
The sun was like a great visiting presence that stimulated and took its due from all animal energy. When it flung wide its cloak and stepped down over the edge of the fields at evening, it left behind it a spent and exhausted world.
Quote examples
Lindy Booth
Canadian Actress
It's so much easier for me to get up and be someone else than expressing my own thoughts and feelings. There's definitely something about creating a cloak of a character that helped me deal with my shyness.
Quote examples
Victor Hugo
French Author
I met in the street a very poor young man who was in love. His hat was old, his coat worn, his cloak was out at the elbows, the water passed through his shoes, - and the stars through his soul.
Quote examples
Charles Stanley
American Clergyman
The best way in the world to deceive believers is to cloak a message in religious language and declare that it conveys some new insight from God.
Quote examples
Zane Grey
American Author
I wrote for nearly six hours. When I stopped, the dark mood, as if by magic, had folded its cloak and gone away.
Quote examples
Albert Einstein
German Physicist
It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder.
Quote examples
Thomas Fuller
English Clergyman
Pride perceiving humility honorable, often borrows her cloak.
Quote examples
Aulus Gellius
Roman Author
I see the beard and cloak, but I don't yet see a philosopher.
Quote examples
Hugh Prather
American Writer
Whenever we condemn, we cloak the world in pain.
Quote examples
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
American Poet
Love keeps the cold out better than a cloak.
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