covert

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

COVERT, adjective 1. Covered; hid; private; secret; concealed. Whether of open war, or covert guile. 2. Disguised; insidious. 3. Sheltered; not open or exposed; as a covert alley, or place. 4. Under cover, authority or protection; as a feme-covert, a married woman who is considered as being under the influence and protection of her husband. COVERT, noun 1. A covering, or covering place; a place which covers and shelters; a shelter; a defense. A tabernacle--for a covert from storm and rain. Isaiah 4:6. I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Psalms 111:1. 2. A thicket; a shady place, or a hiding place. 1 Samuel 25:20. Job 38:40.
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