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cloak

English

Alternative forms

  • cloke (obsolete)

Etymology

From 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.

Doublet of clock.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /?klo?k/
  • Rhymes: -??k

Noun

cloak (plural cloaks)

  1. A long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back; a cape, often with a hood.
  2. A blanket-like covering, often metaphorical.
  3. (figuratively)  That which conceals; a disguise or pretext.
    No man is esteemed any ways considerable for policy who wears religion otherwise than as a cloak.
  4. (Internet) A text replacement for an IRC user's hostname or IP address, making the user less identifiable.

Derived terms

  • cloak and dagger

Translations

See also

  • burnoose, burnous, burnouse
  • domino costume

Verb

cloak (third-person singular simple present cloaks, present participle cloaking, simple past and past participle cloaked)

  1. (transitive) To cover as with a cloak.
  2. (transitive, figuratively) To cover up, hide or conceal.
  3. (science fiction, transitive, intransitive) To render or become invisible via futuristic technology.
    The ship cloaked before entering the enemy sector of space.

Derived terms

  • cloaking device

Translations

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swaddle

English

Etymology

From Middle English swathlen (to bind; swaddle), from Middle English swathel, swethel, from Old English swaþul, swæþel, sweþel, sweoþol (swaddling cloth), equivalent to swathe (to wrap with fabric) +? -le (agent/instrumental suffix), the word then underwent th-stopping (its voiced th became a d). Cognate with Middle Dutch swadel (swaddling; bandage), Old High German swedili (poultice), Old English sweþian, besweþian (to wrap; swaddle).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?sw?d?l/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?sw?d?l/, /?sw?d?l/
  • Rhymes: -?d?l

Verb

swaddle (third-person singular simple present swaddles, present participle swaddling, simple past and past participle swaddled)

  1. To bind (a baby) with long narrow strips of cloth.
  2. (archaic) To beat; cudgel.

Related terms

  • swaddling

Translations

Noun

swaddle (plural swaddles)

  1. Anything used to swaddle with, such as a cloth or band.
    • They put me in bed in all my swaddles.

Anagrams

  • Dewalds, Waddles, dawdles, waddles

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