loose cover
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Would a tight seal be much more effective than a loose cover?
From Salon • Apr. 27, 2022
Photograph: Corbis/Christopher Felver "A novel, like a letter, should be loose, cover much ground, run swiftly, take risk of mortality and decay," Saul Bellow once wrote.
From The Guardian • Jun. 23, 2010
"When you are loose, cover up the chain," continued the other in a slow biting tone.
From The Man in Black by Weyman, Stanley John
It was not sealed, but neatly wrapped in a loose cover.
From Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia by Wills, William John
Transfer to a large Cornish crucible and fuse under a loose cover at a high temperature for from 15 to 20 minutes.
From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius
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