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
"I expect he thought it was a loose cover," said Jonah.
From The Brother of Daphne by Yates, Dornford
Dr. Beauregard repeated, and suddenly dropped the butt of his musket upon the loose cover of the chest.
From Poison Island by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
It was not sealed, but neatly wrapped in a loose cover.
From Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia by Wills, William John
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