cloak and dagger
n. type of adventure movie or book based on espionage; situation that involves espionage or secrecy; situation when people act in a very secret way when not actually necessary adj. involving secrecy and mystery; full of secrecy and intrigue; clandestine | ||||
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Cloak-and-dagger Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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cloak-and-dagger
Adjective
1. conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance"
(synonym) clandestine, hole-and-corner(a), hugger-mugger, hush-hush, on the quiet(p), secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground
(similar) covert
Adjective
1. conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance"
(synonym) clandestine, hole-and-corner(a), hugger-mugger, hush-hush, on the quiet(p), secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground
(similar) covert
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cloak-and-dagger
cloak-and-dagger
adj : conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance" [syn: clandestine, hole-and-corner(a) , hugger-mugger, hush-hush, on the quiet(p) , secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground]
cloak-and-dagger
adj : conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance" [syn: clandestine, hole-and-corner(a) , hugger-mugger, hush-hush, on the quiet(p) , secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground]
Cloak-and-dagger Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Cloak and dagger
Cloak and dagger is a term sometimes used to refer to situations involving espionage, mystery, or even assassination. The phrase dates in English from the early 19th century. It is a translation of French de cape et d'epee and Spanish comedia de capa y espada. The French and Spanish terms refer to the genre of drama in which the main characters actually wore cloaks and carried swords. In 1840, Longfellow wrote, "In the afternoon read La Dama Duende of Calderón - a very good comedy of 'cloak and sword'." Charles Dickens subsequently used the phrase a year later.
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