1. cloak - Noun
2. cloak - Verb
A loose outer garment, extending from the neck downwards, and commonly without sleeves. It is longer than a cape, and is worn both by men and by women.
That which conceals; a disguise or pretext; an excuse; a fair pretense; a mask; a cover.
To cover with, or as with, a cloak; hence, to hide or conceal.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe bread you store up belongs to the hungry; the cloak that lies in your chest belongs to the naked; the gold you have hidden in the ground belongs to the poor. Basil of Caesarea
The sun was like a great visiting presence that stimulated and took its due from all animal energy. When it flung wide its cloak and stepped down over the edge of the fields at evening, it left behind it a spent and exhausted world. Willa Cather
It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder. Albert Einstein
Under a shabby cloak may be a smart drinker. Portuguese Proverb
Religion is the best armor in the world, but the worst cloak. American Proverb
Truth's cloak is often lined with lies. Danish Proverb