单词 | cloaking |
释义 | ▪ I. ˈcloaking, vbl. n. [f. cloak v. + -ing1.] 1. Wrapping in a cloak, concealment, disguise.
1513Douglas æneis viii. Prol. 20 May he cum to his cast be cloking. 1614T. Adams Devil's Banquet 127 Put not these vices from you, by your impudent cloakings! 1824Miss Mitford Village Ser. i. (1863) 226 The shawlings, the cloakings..the cautions against cold. 1888Academy 28 July 54/2 That tears away all cloaking and disguise. 2. Material for making cloaks. Cf. shirting.
1840L'pool Jrnl. 4 July 1/2 A variety of Friezes..Blue, Mixture, and other Beaver Cloakings. ▪ II. ˈcloaking, ppl. a. [f. as prec. + -ing2.] fig. Concealing, disguising.
1563Mirr. Mag., Rivers xlviii, Clokyng flattery. 1738Wesley Psalms xxxii, Without Reserve or Cloaking Art. |

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