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half-covered

adjective

  1. partially covered or concealed


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Andrine lay motionless, half-covered by the water that was colored red by her own blood and the blood of her friends.

The carriages are half-covered ones, with seats for two, and are drawn by a pair of mules, on one of which the driver rides.

Crash went the collection of literature, and Welcome fell back on the floor of the stall, half-covered by a deluge of books.

The ponds were half covered with the white water-lily, and some other aquatic plants of the country.

The church, half covered by ivy and standing against a background of fine trees, presents a beautiful picture.

Festing braced himself in a vain attempt to hold them, for the trail was half covered with tall grass and broken by badger holes.

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