cloak

noun

  1. A loose outer garment
  2. Something that envelops or conceals

    "a cloak of secrecy"

  3. A distinctive character or role

    "hung up his academic cloak … to become a stay-at-home father"

verb

  1. To cover or hide with or as if with a cloak

adjective

  1. Dealing in or suggestive of melodramatic intrigue and action usually involving secret agents and espionage

    "a cloak-and-dagger novel"

noun

  1. A blackish-brown nymphalid butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa) that has a broad yellow border on the wings and is found in temperate parts of Europe, Asia, and North America

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