Sekirov Dictionary

covert

UK /ˈkʌvət/US /ˈkoʊvɚt/

noun 5
adjective 3
forms 4

noun5

A covering.
A hiding place.
Area of thick undergrowth where animals hide.
A feather that covers the bases of flight feathers.
A disguise.

adjective3

•
Secret, surreptitious, concealed.
- how covert matters may be best disclosed — 1599
•
(historical) Under coverture.
- […] a separate use for a woman cannot be created unless she is covert, or unless in immediate contemplation of her marriage. — 1880
•
(no longer used) Hidden, covered over; overgrown, sheltered.
- Within that wood there was a covert glade, Foreby a narrow foord, to them well knowne […] — 1590

forms

coverts · more covert · covertest · most covert

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