Difference between Cape and Cloak

What is the difference between Cape and Cloak?

Cape as a noun is a piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland. while Cloak as a noun is a long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back; a cape, often with a hood.

Cape

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland. A sleeveless garment or part of a garment, hanging from the neck over the back, arms, and shoulders, but not reaching below the hips.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To head or point; to keep a course. To gape.

Example sentence: I used to do my Nelson Mandela voice to blag restaurant tables in Cape Town. It rarely worked. Now what a great city that is.

Cloak

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To cover as with a cloak.To render invisible via futuristic technology.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back; a cape, often with a hood.A blanket-like covering, often metaphorical.A text replacement for an IRC user's hostname or IP address, making the user less identifiable.

We hope you now know whether to use Cape or Cloak in your sentence.

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