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cloaklike en · ADJ

Etymology

From cloak + -like.

Meanings

1. Resembling or characteristic of a cloak (item of clothing).
   • That was defined for quite some time as any woman who was not wearing an abaya, the cloaklike covering meant to conceal the shape of a woman’s body completely. 2009 June 6, Timothy Williams, Abeer Mohammed, “What Not to Wear, Baghdad-Style: Fashion Rules Begin to Change”, in New York Times:

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