covert
Law. (of a wife) under the protection of one's husband.
concealment or disguise.
Hunting. a thicket giving shelter to wild animals or game.
Also called tectrix. Ornithology. one of the small feathers that cover the bases of the large feathers of the wings and tail.
Origin of covert
1pronunciation note For covert
Other words for covert
Other words from covert
- co·vert·ly, adverb
- co·vert·ness, noun
Words that may be confused with covert
- covert , overt
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How to use covert in a sentence
How could you imagine that I should be thinking of those coverts?
The Widow's Dog | Mary Russell MitfordThe rabbits seemed to have fled from all the coverts about their mountain.
Earth's Enigmas | Charles G. D. RobertsWhen the English were completely encircled, the Indians rose from the coverts, and advanced towards them with arms presented.
The Indian: On the Battle-Field and in the Wigwam | John FrostThe great coverts of the wings are stiff, narrow, and pointed, being shaped quite p. 156different from those of any other bird.
Wanderings in South America | Charles WatertonNo path led to this or away from it, but all around him grew grasses and plants which would be natural coverts for wild creatures.
The Kentucky Warbler | James Lane Allen
British Dictionary definitions for covert
/ (ˈkʌvət) /
concealed or secret: covert jealousy
law Compare feme covert, discovert
a shelter or disguise
a thicket or woodland providing shelter for game
short for covert cloth
ornithol any of the small feathers on the wings and tail of a bird that surround the bases of the larger feathers
a flock of coots
Origin of covert
1Derived forms of covert
- covertly, adverb
- covertness, noun
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