Hood vs. Cloak — What's the Difference?

A covering for the head and neck with an opening for the face, typically forming part of a coat or cloak

A cloak is a type of loose garment that is worn over indoor clothing and serves the same purpose as an overcoat; it protects the wearer from the cold, rain or wind for example, or it may form part of a fashionable outfit or uniform. Cloaks have been used by myriad historic societies; many climates favor wearing a full-body garment which is easily removed and does not constrain the wearer with sleeves.

A thing resembling a hood in shape or use.

A sleeveless outdoor overgarment that hangs loosely from the shoulders

A gangster or similar violent criminal

A cloakroom

A neighbourhood, especially one in an urban area

Dress in a cloak

Put a hood on or over

A long, loose outer garment, usually having a hood and no sleeves.

A loose pliable covering for the head and neck, often attached to a robe or jacket.

Something that covers or conceals

An ornamental draping of cloth hung from the shoulders of an academic or ecclesiastical robe.

To cover or conceal with a cloak or something that acts like a cloak

A sack placed over the head of a falcon to keep it quiet.

A long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back; a cape, often with a hood.

A metal cover or cowl for a hearth or stove.

A blanket-like covering, often metaphorical.

A carriage top.

(figurative)  That which conceals; a disguise or pretext.

The hinged metal lid over the engine of a motor vehicle.

(Internet) A text replacement for an IRC user's hostname or IP address, making the user less identifiable.

(Zoology) A colored marking or an expanded part, such as a crest, on or near the head of an animal.

(transitive) To cover as with a cloak.

A hoodlum; a thug.

To cover up, hide or conceal.

A rowdy or violent young person.

To render or become invisible via futuristic technology.

A neighborhood, usually in the inner city.

A loose outer garment, extending from the neck downwards, and commonly without sleeves. It is longer than a cape, and is worn both by men and by women.

Variant of hood3.

That which conceals; a disguise or pretext; an excuse; a fair pretense; a mask; a cover.

To supply or cover with a hood.

To cover with, or as with, a cloak; hence, to hide or conceal.

A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak.

Anything that covers or conceals

A distinctively coloured fold of material, representing a university degree.

A loose outer garment

An enclosure that protects something, especially from above.

Hide under a false appearance;

Particular parts of conveyances

A soft top of a convertible car or carriage.

The hinged cover over the engine of a motor vehicle, known as a bonnet in other countries.

A cover over the engine, driving machinery or inner workings of something.

A metal covering that leads to a vent to suck away smoke or fumes.

(nautical) One of the endmost planks (or, one of the ends of the planks) in a ship’s bottom at bow or stern, that fits into the rabbet. These, when fit into the rabbet, resemble a hood (covering).

Various body parts

(ophiology) An expansion on the sides of the neck typical for many elapids e.g. the Egyptian cobra (Naja haje) and Indian cobra (Naja naja).

(colloquial) The osseous or cartilaginous marginal extension behind the back of many a dinosaur such as a ceratopsid and reptiles such as Chlamydosaurus kingii.

In the human hand, over the extensor digitorum, an expansion of the extensor tendon over the metacarpophalangeal joint (the extensor hood syn. dorsal hood syn. lateral hood)

(slang) Gangster, thug.

Neighborhood.

(UK) Person wearing a hoodie.

To cover something with a hood.

Relating to inner-city everyday life, both positive and negative aspects; especially people’s attachment to and love for their neighborhoods.

State; condition.

A covering or garment for the head or the head and shoulders, often attached to the body garment

Anything resembling a hood in form or use

The endmost plank of a strake which reaches the stem or stern.

Same as hoodlum.

Same as neighborhood.

To cover with a hood; to furnish with a hood or hood-shaped appendage.

To cover; to hide; to blind.

An aggressive and violent young criminal

Metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes

The folding roof of a carriage

A headdress that protects the head and face

Protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine;

Cover with a hood;