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adjective

Covert adj.

1.

Covered over; private; hid; secret; disguised. "How covert matters may be best disclosed." "Whether of open war or covert guile."

2.

Sheltered; not open or exposed; retired; protected; as, a covert nook. "Of either side the green, to plant a covert alley."

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.

Synonyms: Hidden; secret; private; covered; disguised; insidious; concealed. See Hidden.

noun

Covert n.

1.

A place that covers and protects; a shelter; a defense. "A tabernacle... for a covert from storm." "The highwayman has darted from his covered by the wayside."

2.

(Zool.) One of the special feathers covering the bases of the quills of the wings and tail of a bird.

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"Covert" Quotes from Famous Books

... was striding forward, when I distinctly noticed a covert movement somewhere near the middle of the carriage, and heard a low gurgle, which was instantly suppressed. I stopped dead at this sharp reminder that I was probably not the only curious person in the room, and for a long moment we both lay low, after ...

— The Little White Bird - or Adventures In Kensington Gardens • J. M. Barrie

... to some misfortune which has befallen him in consequence of having alluded in his work to the events of his own times. It has been suggested that he fell under the displeasure of Tiberius and his minister Sejanus, in consequence of the covert allusions made to them in Fables II and VI in the First Book. This question is, however, ...

— The Fables of Phdrus - Literally translated into English prose with notes • Phaedrus

... finish make an almost infinite variety of woolen and worsted fabrics. New goods are constantly being put upon the market, or old goods with new names. Standard goods, such as serges, cashmere, Henrietta cloth, and covert cloth, are always to be found in the shops. These are all twilled goods. The serges are woven of combed wool and are harsh, tough, springy, worsted fabrics of medium and heavy weight, with a distinct twill, rather smooth surface, and plainer back. There are also loosely woven ...

— Textiles and Clothing • Kate Heintz Watson

... aunt is so forgetful sometimes," he said, and took them with a covert eagerness that did not escape the other's observation. He folded up the sheets and put them carefully in his pocket. On one there was an ink-sketched map, crammed with detail, that might well have ...

— Four Weird Tales • Algernon Blackwood

... continued on the subject of the American War, without further reference to the truant who stood by them in the covert of the dusk, thrilling with happiness and the sense ...

— Weir of Hermiston • Robert Louis Stevenson

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