Covered

Covered
Covered Cov"ered (k?v"?rd), a. Under cover; screened; sheltered; not exposed; hidden. [1913 Webster]

{Covered way} (Fort.), a corridor or banquette along the top of the counterscarp and covered by an embankment whose slope forms the glacis. It gives the garrison an open line of communication around the works, and a standing place beyond the ditch. See Illust. of {Ravelin}. [1913 Webster]


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  • covered — [ kʌvərd ] suffix used with some nouns for making adjectives meaning covered with a particular thing: chocolate covered candy a velvet covered sofa …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • covered — covered; un·covered; …   English syllables

  • covered — index blind (concealed), covert, fully secured, hidden, impalpable, ironclad, latent, safe …   Law dictionary

  • covered — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ remain ▪ leave sb/sth ▪ The car sped past, leaving us covered in mud. ADVERB …   Collocations dictionary

  • Covered — Cover Cov er (k?v ?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Covered} ( ?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Covering}.] [OF. covrir, F. couvrir, fr. L. cooperire; co + operire to cover; probably fr. ob towards, over + the root appearing in aperire to open. Cf. {Aperient},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • -covered — UK [kʌvə(r)d] / US [kʌvərd] suffix used with some nouns for making adjectives meaning covered with a particular thing chocolate covered sweets a velvet covered sofa …   English dictionary

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