covert.
Secret, surreptitious, concealed.
Meaning & usage
Secret, surreptitious, concealed.
covert operations
Hidden, covered over; overgrown, sheltered.
Under coverture.
feme covert
Where this word comes from
From Middle English covert, from Old French covert, past participle of covrir (“to cover”) (corresponding to Latin coopertus); cognate to cover. Not closely related to overt, despite what the most common pronunciation would suggest.
A covering.
A disguise.
A hiding place.
Area of thick undergrowth where animals hide.
A feather that covers the bases of flight feathers.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English covert, from Old French covert, past participle of covrir (“to cover”) (corresponding to Latin coopertus); cognate to cover. Not closely related to overt, despite what the most common pronunciation would suggest.
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