covert
covert definition
co·vert (kō′vərt, kuv′ərt)
adjective
- concealed, hidden, disguised, or surreptitious a covert threat
- Archaic sheltered; protected
- Law protected by a husband: said of a married woman
Etymology: OFr, pp. of covrir, cover
noun
- a covered or protected place; shelter
- a hiding place for game, as underbrush or a thicket
- covert cloth
- Zool. any of the small feathers covering a particular area of a bird, as the bases of the larger feathers of a wing or tail
Related Forms:
- covertly cov′·ertly adverb
- covertness cov′·ert·ness noun
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