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Meanings of cloak in English

Portuguese
esconder
Catalan
emmascarar
Spanish
enmascarar

Hide under a false appearance.

esconder

Cover as if with clothing.

Something serving to conceal plans.

Synonyms
Examples for "pretext"
Examples for "pretext"
1
Opposition groups said the abrupt closure was a pretext to prevent protests.
Reuters
2
In his province, Mirabeau was the cause or pretext for the troubles.
A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6
3
He would go to South Africa on the pretext of a conference.
A change in altitude
4
Under the pretext of improving the law it can be easily emasculated.
The Progressive Democracy of James M. Cox
5
He stopped the Countess to look at the pretext of this excursion.
Monsieur de Camors — Volume 3
Usage of cloak in English
1
The material composing the cloak was in general exceedingly light and flimsy.
The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 7: ...
2
In reality the cloak of secrecy is best achieved through urbane banality.
The Irish Times
3
I raised my left hand as my right slid within my cloak.
The Great Book of Amber
4
I left it at a basket shop; and that explains the cloak.
The Intriguers
5
The girl figure in the blue cloak and hood was absolutely alone.
Robert Elsmere
6
Only Hershel Mak and the Jew in the light-grey cloak walked calmly.
The Shield
7
And in exchange for the lambs he gave the shepherd his cloak.
A Child's Book of Saints
8
We searched the room thoroughly; the cloak was not to be found.
Mauprat
9
Whatever Taborlin needed was somewhere in his cloak of no particular color.
The Wise Man’s Fear
10
At the door of the Inn stands LAMOND in a dark cloak.
The Little Dream: An Allegory in Six Scenes
11
Then in the folds of his cloak he took the carrier pigeon.
John of the Woods
12
I set down my lute case and shrugged out of my cloak.
The Wise Man’s Fear
13
More than she was used to wearing, especially with her red cloak.
Heir of Fire
14
McCone kept saying he wanted to get out of the cloak-and-dagger business.
Legacy of ashes: the history of the cia
15
We are representatives of the United Hebrew Trades and the cloak-makers' union.
For the love of mike
16
A change of clothes, including a warm cloak, suitable for sleeping in.
Guild wars: ghosts of ascalon
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Translations for cloak
Portuguese
esconder
Catalan
emmascarar
Spanish
enmascarar
Cloak through the time
Cloak across language varieties
Canada
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
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