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cloak

a cloak is a type of loose garment worn over clothing, mostly but not always as outerwear for outdoor wear, which serves the same purpose as an overcoat.
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cloak

Summary

cloak ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (431 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • cloak is a type of outerwear[2].
  • cloak's Commons category is recorded as Cloaks[3].
  • cloak's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cloaks[4].
  • cloak's Commons gallery is recorded as Cloak[5].
  • cloak's different from is recorded as cape[6].
  • cloak's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[7].

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Definition and Type

cloak is a type of outerwear[2].

Why It Matters

cloak ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (431 views/month).[1] cloak has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] cloak is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Vocabulary of Basic Terms for Cataloguing Costume. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → cloaks
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: cloaks, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289921192|cloaks (#289921192)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'mat"
  2. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → cape
    Subclass of → —
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Topic's main category → Category:Cloaks
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 26831, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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