different between coak vs cloak

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k??k/
• Homophones: coke, Coke

Etymology 1

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Noun

coak (countable and uncountable, plural coaks)

1. a wooden dowel
2. (nautical) the brass bearing in the sheave of a block

Verb

coak (third-person singular simple present coaks, present participle coaking, simple past and past participle coaked)

1. To unite (timbers etc.) by means of tenons or dowels in the edges or face.

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Etymology 2

Noun

coak (countable and uncountable, plural coaks)

1. Obsolete spelling of coke (coal fuel)

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.

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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