| − | A '''cloak''' is a voluminous outer garment, without sleeves or armholes, similar in style to a cape. It is now very rarely seen, although sticklers for tradition may wear an 'opera cloak' to first night performances of [[theatre]] or [[opera]]. The term cloak survives, however, as a [[metaphor]] for something that serves to obscure. Thus a thief might operate 'under the cloak of darkness', or a [[Democratic]] Presidential candidate's true intentions be hidden 'by a cloak of lies'. | + | A '''cloak''' is a voluminous outer garment, without sleeves or armholes, similar in style to a cape. It is now very rarely seen, although sticklers for tradition may wear an 'opera cloak' to first night performances of [[theatre]] or [[opera]]. The term cloak survives, however, as a [[metaphor]] for something that serves to obscure. Thus a thief might operate 'under the cloak of darkness', or a [[FAGGOT|Democratic]] Presidential candidate's true intentions be hidden 'by a cloak of lies'. |