CLOKE, noun 1. A loose outer garment worn over other clothes both by men and women. He was clad with zeal as a cloke Isaiah 59:17. 2. A cover; that which conceals; a disguise or pretext; an excuse; a fair pretense. Not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness. 1 Peter 2:16. They have no cloke for their sin. John 15:22. CLOKE, verb transitive 1. To cover with a cloke 2. To hide; to conceal; to use a false covering.
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