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becloak

verb

Etymology

From be- + cloak.

  1. derived from *klokkos✻
  2. derived from clocca — “travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so called from the garment’s bell-like shape”
  3. derived from cloque
  4. derived from cloke
  5. formed as becloak — “be- + cloak”

Definitions

  1. To cover or surround, as with a cloak.

    • "You might so becloak yourself that no one would know whom you were," suggested Taro.
    • " […] Therefore, if the converted won't reconvert, their master, or one so guised, should undertake to play our tune. A touch of truthache essentials, lest sharper drama too soon becloak our stage, and weary our watchers of our play."

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