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unˈcloak, v.
[un-2 4.]
1. trans. To divest of, free from, a cloak. Chiefly refl. Also absol.
1598Florio, Smantellare, to vnmantle, to vncloke. 1775Ash, Uncloak.., to take off a cloak, to free from the incumberance of a cloak. 1816Scott Old Mort. iii, The young plebian,..as he took his stand, half-uncloaked his rustic countenance. 1826― Woodst. xxx, A bustle occurred in receiving the General, assisting him to uncloak himself. 1845Ford Handbk. Spain i. 146 All men give the wall to her, many uncloak themselves. Ibid. 201 Spaniards always uncloak when..the host or the king passes by.
2. fig. To expose, lay bare, reveal.
1659Gentl. Calling (1696) 124 Will none have so much Charity, so much Zeal for publick Concern, as to uncloak this Impostor? a1847Eliza Cook Poems, He that is without Sin ii, The herd, Whose dark and evil works are all uncloaked. 1877Mrs. Oliphant Makers Flor. xii. 302 The price of uncloaking the false pretensions of the..priest.
Hence unˈcloaking vbl. n. Also attrib.
[1775Ash.] 1845Ford Handbk. Spain xviii. 249 Uncloaking in Spain is..a mark of respect, and is equivalent to our taking off the hat. 1877Mrs. Forrester Mignon II. 56 Kitty is awaiting her friend..in the uncloaking room. |