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cloak-and-sword
[ klohk-uhn-sawrd ]
adjective
- (of a drama or work of fiction) dealing with characters who wear cloaks and swords; concerned with the customs and romance of the nobility in bygone times.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cloak-and-sword1
First recorded in 1800–10
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