Covert Synonyms & Definitions

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• CovertDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (v. t.) Covered over; private; hid; secret; disguised.
2. (a.) One of the special feathers covering the bases of the quills of the wings and tail of a bird. See Illust. of Bird.
3. (a.) A place that covers and protects; a shelter; a defense.
4. (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.
5. (v. t.) Sheltered; not open or exposed; retired; protected; as, a covert nook.

• CovertlyDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (adv.) Secretly; in private; insidiously.

• Covert baronDefinition & Meaning in English

1. () Under the protection of a husband; married.