covert
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French covert, past participle of covrir (“to cover”) (corresponding to Latin coopertus); cognate to cover.
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
covert (comparative more covert, superlative most covert)
- (now rare) Hidden, covered over; overgrown, sheltered.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.5:
- Within that wood there was a covert glade, / Foreby a narrow foord, to them well knowne [...].
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.5:
- (figuratively) Secret, surreptitious, concealed.
Synonyms [edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:covert
- feme covert
Antonyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
secret
Noun [edit]
covert (plural coverts)
- Area of thick undergrowth where animals hide.
- A feather that covers others
Translations [edit]
Anagrams [edit]
German [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈkavɐt/
Verb [edit]
covert
- Third-person singular present of covern.
- Second-person plural present of covern.
- Second-person plural subjunctive I of covern.
- Imperative plural of covern.
Old French [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Verb form [edit]
covert
- Past participle of covrir
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