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cloak




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cloak
     1. subst. A long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back; a cape, often with a hood.
     2. subst. A blanket-like covering, often metaphorical.
           Night hid her movements with its cloak of darkness.
     3. subst. (figurative)  That which conceals; a disguise or pretext.
           Robert South
             No man is esteemed any ways considerable for policy who wears religion otherwise than as a cloak.
     4. subst. (Internet) A text replacement for an IRC user's hostname or IP address, making the user less identifiable.
     5. v. To cover as with a cloak.
     6. v. (transitive, figurative) To hide or conceal.
     7. v. (science fiction, ambitransitive) To render or become invisible via futuristic technology.
           The ship cloaked before entering the enemy sector of space.

Esempi d'uso

What would you do if you lost your father's cloak. 



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