<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a loose outer garment, as a cape or coat.</li><li>something that covers or conceals; disguise; pretense: He conducts his affairs under a cloak of secrecy.</li><li>Synonyms: veil, mask, cover.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to cover with or as if with a cloak: She arrived at the opera cloaked in green velvet.</li><li>to hide; conceal: The mission was cloaked in mystery.</li></ul>