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hooded cloak

hooded cloak

1 4.1
A long coat with a hood that you pull over your head
  • noun
  • /ˈhʊdɪd kloʊk/
translation icon : capa con capucha
  • On a chilly evening, she wrapped herself in a warm hooded cloak to ward off the cold.

Examples

  • The hooded cloak was too short and barely hit his knees.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • What's with the hooded cloak? # LOTTE #

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Shrouded in his pilgrim's hooded cloak, he approaches them.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Instead, brief silence was followed by the scrabbling of a key in the lock; and, before I could bestir myself enough to rise from my bed of misery and confront the intruder, a stumpy figure in a hooded cloak had slipped inside and closed the door.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • He pulled the hooded cloak over his head and stepped out into the rain.

  • The mysterious figure cloaked in a dark hooded cloak caught everyone's attention at the festival.

Synonyms

robe
vshooded cloak
284 1.3

A long loose piece of clothing worn at ceremonies by judges or graduates

is more everyday and not limited to special or ceremonial use
cloak
vshooded cloak
61 3.2

A loose outer coat that fastens at the neck and hangs down the back

is the one that includes a head covering rather than only hanging back
cowl
vshooded cloak
23 8.3

A loose hood worn by monks

is used broadly outside religious dress and most situations
capote
vshooded cloak
  • Archaic
17 9.9

A long coat with a hood worn over clothes

is more general and not limited to traditional outerwear use
capuchin
vshooded cloak
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A woman's cloak with a hood worn in the 18th century

is neutral in gender and used across modern times rather than past eras
burnouse
vshooded cloak
  • UK
9.9

A long hooded wool cloak that people wear in North Africa and the Middle East

is more general and not tied to a specific material or tradition
djellabah
vshooded cloak
9.9

A long loose robe with a hood worn in North Africa

is the general long outer garment not specific to any region
hooded coat
vshooded cloak
1.6

A long coat with a hood you can pull over your head to keep warm or dry

is a looser outer garment not primarily designed for weather protection
manto
vshooded cloak
9.9

A loose piece of clothing worn over other clothes to keep warm

adds a head covering feature rather than only providing body warmth
manteau
vshooded cloak
  • Archaic
9.9

A woman's coat worn outside for warmth or style

is neutral in fashion and used for general outer covering
amice
vshooded cloak
  • Archaic
9.9

An old cloak worn over the shoulders for warmth

is the modern common garment term rather than an old word

How Long

hooded cloak
1 4.1
hoodie
34 1.4

Surface Forms

hooded cloak singular
hooded cloaks plural

Morphology

hooded + cloak

The adjective 'hooded' (having a hood) directly modifies the noun 'cloak' (an outer garment), so the combined meaning 'a cloak with a hood' is fully compositional. This adjective+noun pattern is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Hooded cloak comes from the simple image of a long cloak with a hood you pull over your head. People wore these to keep warm, stay dry, or hide their face, so the term means 'a long outer garment with a hood that can be pulled over the head'.