An obsolete or dialect spelling of cloak; a garment worn as an outer covering.
An older variant spelling of cloak, from Middle English clok or cloke, ultimately from Old Norse or Old French origins. The spelling 'cloke' persisted in some regions and older texts before standardizing to 'cloak' by the 17th century.
Spelling wasn't standardized in English until the 1700s—before that, 'cloke' and 'cloak' were equally valid, and scribes might use either on the same page depending on dialect, habit, or space on the parchment.
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