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cloak

/kloʊk/ sustantivo C1

En español: pendil, palio, percal, embozo

  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. · Night hid her movements with its cloak of darkness.
  3. That which conceals; a disguise or pretext. (figuratively)
  4. A text replacement for an IRC user's hostname or IP address, making the user less identifiable.

Plural cloaks

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“Yes, as you see, neighbor Caderousse; and ready to be agreeable to you in any and every way,” replied Dantès, but ill-concealing his coldness under this cloak of civility.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 15 · C1
He next time stole a cloak and brought it to her, and she again commended him.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 29 · B2
The North Wind first tried his power and blew with all his might, but the keener his blasts, the closer the Traveler wrapped his cloak around him, until at last, resigning all hope of victory, the Wind called upon the Sun to see what he could do.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 83 · B2
A YOUNG MAN, a great spendthrift, had run through all his patrimony and had but one good cloak left.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 85 · B2

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