12 definitions found for Covert

Covert COVERT, a.
1. Covered; hid; private; secret; concealed.
Whether of open war, or covert guile.
2. Disguised; insidious.
3. Sheltered; not open or exposed; as a covert alley, or place.
4. Under cover, authority or protection; as a feme-covert, a married woman who is considered as being under the influence and protection of her husband.
COVERT, n.
1. A covering, or covering place; a place which covers and shelters; a shelter; a defense.
A tabernacle--for a covert from storm and rain. Isa 4.
I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Psa 111.
2. A thicket; a shady place, or a hiding place. 1 Sam 25. Job 38.

covert adj 1: secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels" [ant: open, overt] 2: (of a wife) being under the protection of her husband; "a woman covert" n 1: a flock of coots 2: a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; "a screen of trees afforded privacy"; "under cover of darkness"; "the brush provided a covert for game"; "the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background" [syn: screen, cover, covert, concealment]

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covert I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, past participle of coverir to cover Date: 14th century 1. not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed ; veiled <a covert alliance> 2. covered over ; sheltered Synonyms: see secret • covertly adverb • covertness noun II. noun Date: 14th century 1. a. hiding place ; shelter b. a thicket affording cover for game c. a masking or concealing device 2. a feather covering the bases of the quills of the wings and tail of a bird — see wing illustration 3. a firm durable twilled sometimes waterproofed cloth usually of mixed-color yarns

covert
adj. & n.
--adj. secret or disguised (a covert glance; covert operations).
--n.
1 a shelter, esp. a thicket hiding game.
2 a feather covering the base of a bird's flight-feather.
Phrases and idioms:
covert coat a short, light, overcoat worn for shooting, riding, etc.
Derivatives:
covertly adv. covertness n.
Etymology: ME f. OF covert past part. of covrir COVER

covert ̘. ̈n.ˈkʌvə adj. & n. --adj. secret or disguised (a covert glance; covert operations). --n. 1 a shelter, esp. a thicket hiding game. 2 a feather covering the base of a bird's flight-feather. øcovert coat a short, light, overcoat worn for shooting, riding, etc. øøcovertly adv. covertness n. [ME f. OF covert past part. of covrir COVER]

Covert Cov"ert, n. [OF. See Covert, a.] 1. A place that covers and protects; a shelter; a defense. A tabernacle . . . for a covert from storm. --Is. iv. 6. The highwayman has darted from his covered by the wayside. --Prescott. 2. [Cf. F. couverte.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the special feathers covering the bases of the quills of the wings and tail of a bird. See Illust. of Bird.

Covert Cov"ert (k?v"?rt), a. [OF. covert, F. couvert, p. p. of couvrir. See Cover, v. t.] 1. Covered over; private; hid; secret; disguised. How covert matters may be best disclosed. --Shak. Whether of open war or covert guile. --Milton 2. Sheltered; not open or exposed; retired; protected; as, a covert nook. -- Wordsworth. Of either side the green, to plant a covert alley. --Bacon. 3. (Law) Under cover, authority or protection; as, a feme covert, a married woman who is considered as being under the protection and control of her husband. Covert way, (Fort.) See Covered way, under Covered. Syn: Hidden; secret; private; covered; disguised; insidious; concealed. See Hidden.

COVERT kuv'-ert: Now seldom used, except for game, and then generally spelt "cover." "A covered way" (2Ki 16:18 the King James Version); also a shelter of any kind (Isa 4:6); "a hiding place," "a lair," "a hut" (Job 38:40); "a place of secrecy," "a secret way" (1Sa 25:20; Job 40:21; Ps 61:4; Isa 16:4; 32:2); "a den," "a lair" (Jer 25:38).

Covert, MI Zip code(s): 49043

covert I. n. 1. Thicket, shade, shrubbery, underwood. 2. Shelter, refuge, asylum, harbor, sanctuary, retreat, defence, hiding-place. II. a. Hidden, concealed, secret, disguised, clandestine, underhand, sly, insidious, stealthy.

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