Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - covert
Covert
covert
adj. & n. --adj. secret or disguised (a covert glance; covert operations). --n. 1 a shelter, esp. a thicket hiding game. 2 a feather covering the base of a bird's flight-feather. Phrases and idioms covert coat a short, light, overcoat worn for shooting, riding, etc. Derivatives covertly adv. covertness n. Etymology: ME f. OF covert past part. of covrir COVER
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, past participle of coverir to cover Date: 14th century not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed ; veiled , covered over ; sheltered, see: secret ~ly adverb ~ness noun II. noun Date: 14th century 1. hiding place ; shelter, a thicket affording cover for game, a masking or concealing device, a feather covering the bases of the quills of the wings and tail of a bird, a firm durable twilled sometimes waterproofed cloth usually of mixed-color yarns ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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