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Cloak bag

Cloak \Cloak\ (kl[=o]k; 110), n. [Of. cloque cloak (from the bell-like shape), bell, F. cloche bell; perh. of Celtic origin and the same word as E. clock. See 1st Clock.]

  1. 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.

  2. That which conceals; a disguise or pretext; an excuse; a fair pretense; a mask; a cover.

    No man is esteemed any ways considerable for policy who wears religion otherwise than as a cloak.
    --South.

    Cloak bag, a bag in which a cloak or other clothes are carried; a portmanteau.
    --Shak.