as in cloak
a sleeveless garment worn so as to hang over the shoulders, arms, and back
Muslim women in loose black manteaus
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Noun
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But in practice, the race for chair has not stopped some party players’ tactics from veering into the cloak and dagger.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Aug. 2025 -
Two actors hired to do Spartacus-style cosplay in velvet cloaks fell from their posts in the heat.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
Noun
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The three characters, who make up the Monsters Cereal lineup, are each in their signature look: Count Chocula sports his brown cape, Boo Berry wears his yellow hat and red bow-tie, and Franken Berry is decked out in his monochrome strawberry-pink ensemble.—
Erin Clements,
People.com,
29 July 2025
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To reach the cape, take a ferry to Moreton Island and walk the Cape Moreton track to the Cape Moreton Lighthouse, Queensland’s only stone lighthouse.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
26 July 2025
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“Manteau.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manteau. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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