cloak

/kləʊk/ noun

Definition

› [C] a loose coat without sleeves that hangs down from your shoulders

a cloak of sth literary › something that is intended to cover or hide the truth of something else: a cloak of secrecy/mystery

(Definition of cloak noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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