Phrase Hound found 16 phrases and 22 compound words that contain cloak. The most common are listed below. Open cloak in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 16
- mourning cloakA dark cloak worn by a mourner at a funeral.
- cloak-and-daggerMarked by menacing furtive secrecy, often with a melodramatic tint or espionage involved.
- cloak roomAlternative form of cloakroom: a room for storing outerwear; a lavatory.
- Captain's CloakThe 36th and last of the Articles of War, effectively giving the ship's captain free rein in disciplining the crew: "All other crimes not capital committed by any person or persons in the fleet, which are not mentioned in this act, or for …
- cloak fernAny of the ferns of the genus Notholaena.
- opera cloakAn elegant cloak for carrying into the auditorium of a theatre or opera house as a protection against draughts.
- drunkard's cloakA portable pillory in the form of a barrel with holes for the imprisoned person's head and arms to pass through.
- boat cloakA large cloak worn at sea, especially a navy blue cloak worn as part of formal naval dress.
- cloak-and-daggeryEspionage, secrecy.
- cloak roomsplural of cloak room: Alternative form of cloakroom: a room for storing outerwear; a lavatory.
- Newcastle cloakSynonym of drunkard's cloak: A portable pillory in the form of a barrel with holes for the imprisoned person's head and arms to pass through.
- cloak fernsplural of cloak fern: Any of the ferns of the genus Notholaena.
- cloak bagA suitcase or valise.
- cloak bagsplural of cloak bag: A suitcase or valise.
- cloak-and-sworderA kind of historical drama in which the characters wore cloaks and carried swords.
- cloak-and-swordersplural of cloak-and-sworder: A kind of historical drama in which the characters wore cloaks and carried swords.
Compound words 22
- cloakroomA room intended for holding guests' cloaks and other heavy outerwear, as at a theater or night club.
- decloakTo become visible again by turning off a cloaking device.
- becloakTo cover or surround, as with a cloak.
- recloakTo cloak again or anew.
- cloaklikeResembling or characteristic of a cloak (item of clothing).
- cloakwiseIn the manner of a cloak.
- discloakTo remove a cloak from.
- cloakableAble to be cloaked.
- cloaklessWithout a cloak (item of clothing).
- cloakletA short cloak