Overcloaked

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Concealed or covered up by wearing a cloak or similar outer garment over something
2. Hidden from view by being draped or wrapped in a cloak or long outer covering
3. Covered or obscured by a cloak or comparable outer layer of clothing worn on top

Etymology: "Overcloaked" is a compound of "over-," the English prefix meaning "above" or "covering," and "cloaked," the past participle of "cloak." It describes something wrapped or covered over with a cloak, or with something that works like one. The prefix is native English, so the formation itself is plain, and the word needs no foreign borrowing to explain it. The root "cloak" entered English in the Middle Ages from Anglo-French "cloke," which likely descends from Late Latin "clocca," meaning "bell." The link to bells is probably the bell-like shape of a loose garment, though that connection is uncertain. The word therefore reaches back to a sound-making object, not to anything worn on the body.