cloaklike

adj

cloaklike

adj

Etymology From cloak + -like.

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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