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
The cist of William de Warenne measures 2 feet 11 inches long, by 12½ inches broad, and is 8 inches deep, all the angles being squared, and the flat loose cover lapping an inch over.
From Seaward Sussex The South Downs from End to End by Holmes, Edric
The magazines did not fall to the floor, but the fluttering of the loose cover of the one on top made a noise.
From No Clue A Mystery Story by Hay, James
"I expect he thought it was a loose cover," said Jonah.
From The Brother of Daphne by Yates, Dornford
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