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cloak

/kˈləʊk/KLOHK
/kˈloʊk/KLOHK

Meaninga bell-shaped cape

Common meaning: a loose outer garment

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchcloque‘a cloak’source
  2. Middle Englishclokesource
  3. Englishcloak‘a loose outer garment’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French cloque ‘a bell-shaped cape’.

Source words

  • cloque Old French · source word “a bell-shaped cape”

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