Word
Covert
How many syllables?
2 Syllables
How it's divided?
cov-ert
Definition
- v. t. - Covered over; private; hid; secret; disguised.
- v. t. - Sheltered; not open or exposed; retired; protected; as,
a covert nook.
- v. t. - 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.
- a. - A place that covers and protects; a shelter; a defense.
- a. - One of the special feathers covering the bases of the
quills of the wings and tail of a bird. See Illust. of Bird.
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