Webster's Dictionary 1913

8776

Cover crop

Cov″er crop. A catch crop planted, esp. in orchards. as a protection to the soil in winter, as well as for the benefit of the soil when plowed under in spring.

8777

Cover-point

Cov″er–point′ (–point!), n. The fielder in the games of cricket and lacrosse who supports “point.”

8778

Cover-shame

Cov″er–shame′ (–sh?m′), n. Something used to conceal infamy. Dryden.

8779

Coverage

Cov″er‐age (?), n. The aggregate of risks covered by the terms of a contract of insurance.

8780

Coverchief

Cov″er‐chief (chēf), n. [See Kerchief.] A covering for the head. Chaucer.

8781

Covercle

Cov″er‐cle (k?v″?r–k'l), n. [OF. covercle, F. couvercle, fr. L. coöperculum fr. coöperire. See cover] A small cover; a lid. Sir T. Browne.

8782

Covered

Cov″ered (k?v″?rd), a. Under cover; screened; sheltered; not exposed; hidden.Covered way(Fort.), a corridor or banquette along the top of the counterscarp and covered by an emba...

8783

Coverer

Cov″er‐er (–?r), n. One who, or that which, covers.

8784

Covering

Cov″er‐ing, n. Anything which covers or conceals, as a roof, a screen, a wrapper, clothing, etc.Noah removed the covering of the ark.Gen. viii. 13.They cause the naked to lodge ...

8785

Coverlet

Cov″er‐let (k?v″?r–l?t), n. [F. couvre-lit; couvrir to cover + lit bed, fr. L. lectus bed. See Cover.] The uppermost cover of a bed or of any piece of furniture.Lay her in lilie...

8786

Coverlid

Cov″er‐lid (–lĭd), n. A coverlet.All the coverlid was cloth of gold.Tennyson.

8787

Coversed sine

Co‐versed″ sine (k?–v?rst″ s?n′). [Co- (=co- in co- sine) + versed sine.] (Geom.) The versed sine of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of Functions.

8788

Coverside

Cov″er‐side′ (?), n. A region of country having covers; a hunting country.

8789

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...

8790

Covert (2)

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 c...

8791

Covert baron

Cov″ert bar′on (b?r′?n). (Law) Under the protection of a husband; married. Burrill.

8792

Covertly

Cov″ert‐ly, adv. Secretly; in private; insidiously.

8793

Covertness

Cov″ert‐ness (k?v″?rt–n?s), n. Secrecy; privacy.

8794

Coverture

Cov″er‐ture (k?v″?r–t?r; 135), n. [OF. coverture,F. couverture.] 1. Covering; shelter; defense; hiding.Protected by walls or other like coverture.Woodward.Beatrice, who even now...

8795

Covet

Cov″et (k?v″?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Covered; p. pr. & vb. n.Coveting.] [OF. coveitier, covoitier, F. convoiter, from a derivative fr. L. cupere to desire; cf. Skr. kup to become...

8796

Covet (2)

Cov″et, v. i. To have or indulge inordinate desire.Which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith.1 Tim. vi. 10.

8797

Covetable

Cov″et‐a‐ble (k?v″?t–?–b'l), a. That may be coveted; desirable.

8798

Coveter

Cov″et‐er (–?r), n. One who covets.

8799

Covetise

Cov″et‐ise (–?s), n. [OF. coveitise, F. convoitise. See Covet, v. t.] Avarice. Spenser.

8800

Covetiveness

Cov″et‐ive‐ness (–?v–), n.(Phren.) Acquisitiveness.

8801

Covetous

Cov″et‐ous (k?v″?t–?s), a. [OF. coveitos, F. convoiteux. See Covet, v. t.] 1. Very desirous; eager to obtain; — used in a good sense.Covetous of wisdom and fair virtue.Shak.Cove...

8802

Covetously

Cov″et‐ous‐ly, adv. In a covetous manner.