Cloak vs. Camouflage — What's the Difference?
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Difference Between Cloak and Camouflage
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Definitions
Cloak
A cloak is a type of loose garment that is worn over indoor clothing and serves the same purpose as an overcoat; it protects the wearer from the cold, rain or wind for example, or it may form part of a fashionable outfit or uniform. Cloaks have been used by myriad historic societies; many climates favor wearing a full-body garment which is easily removed and does not constrain the wearer with sleeves.
Camouflage
Camouflage is the use of any combination of materials, coloration, or illumination for concealment, either by making animals or objects hard to see, or by disguising them as something else. Examples include the leopard's spotted coat, the battledress of a modern soldier, and the leaf-mimic katydid's wings.
Cloak
A sleeveless outdoor overgarment that hangs loosely from the shoulders
He threw his cloak about him
Camouflage
The concealing of personnel or equipment from an enemy by making them appear to be part of the natural surroundings.
Cloak
A cloakroom
Ground-floor accommodation comprises hall, cloaks, lounge, kitchen
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Camouflage
Protective coloring or other appearance that conceals an animal and enables it to blend into its surroundings
The leopard's camouflage makes it blend in with the forest shadows.
Cloak
Dress in a cloak
They sat cloaked and hooded
Camouflage
Cloth, netting, or other material used for camouflage
Spread the camouflage over the tank.
Cloak
A long, loose outer garment, usually having a hood and no sleeves.
Camouflage
Fabric or a garment dyed in splotches of green, brown, and tan, used for camouflage in certain environments.
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Cloak
Something that covers or conceals
A cloak of secrecy.
Camouflage
To conceal by the use of camouflage.
Cloak
To cover or conceal with a cloak or something that acts like a cloak
Mist that cloaks the mountains.
Camouflage
To conceal, usually through misrepresentation or other artifice
Camouflaged their hatred with professions of friendship.
Cloak
A long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back; a cape, often with a hood.
Camouflage
To use camouflage for concealment.
Cloak
A blanket-like covering, often metaphorical.
Night hid her movements with its cloak of darkness.
Camouflage
A disguise or covering up.
Cloak
(figurative) That which conceals; a disguise or pretext.
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Camouflage
The act of disguising.
Cloak
(Internet) A text replacement for an IRC user's hostname or IP address, making the user less identifiable.
Camouflage
(military) The use of natural or artificial material on personnel, objects, or tactical positions with the aim of confusing, misleading, or evading the enemy.
Cloak
(transitive) To cover as with a cloak.
Camouflage
(textiles) A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces.
Cloak
To cover up, hide or conceal.
Camouflage
(biology) Resemblance of an organism to its surroundings for avoiding detection.
Cloak
To render or become invisible via futuristic technology.
The ship cloaked before entering the enemy sector of space.
Camouflage
Clothes made from camouflage fabric, for concealment in combat or hunting.
Cloak
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.
Camouflage
To hide or disguise something by covering it up or changing the way it looks.
Cloak
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.
Camouflage
An outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something;
The theatrical notion of disguise is always associated with catastrophe in his stories
Cloak
To cover with, or as with, a cloak; hence, to hide or conceal.
Now glooming sadly, so to cloak her matter.
Camouflage
Fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background
Cloak
Anything that covers or conceals
Camouflage
Device or stratagem for concealment or deceit
Cloak
A loose outer garment
Camouflage
The act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance;
He is a master of disguise
Cloak
Hide under a false appearance;
He masked his disappointment
Camouflage
Disguise by camouflaging; exploit the natural surroundings to disguise something;
The troops camoflaged themselves before they went into enemy territory