cloak vs cape

cloak and cape both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cloak	Yes	No	Yes	No
cape	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cape is a hyponym of cloak; that is, cape is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cloak:

cloak (noun)	cape (noun)
a loose outer garment	a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter
anything that covers or conceals	a strip of land projecting into a body of water

cloak (verb)	cape (verb)
cover with or as if with a cloak
cover as if with clothing
hide under a false appearance