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
It was not sealed, but neatly wrapped in a loose cover.
From Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia by Wills, William John
The light-colored cage with the loose cover was nothing else than the old linen-hamper!
From The Poor Little Rich Girl by Gates, Eleanor
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