meaning of covert
1. Covered over; private; hid; secret; disguised.
2. Sheltered; not open or exposed; retired; protected; as, a covert nook.
3. 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.
4. A place that covers and protects; a shelter; a defense.
5. One of the special feathers covering the bases of the quills of the wings and tail of a bird. See Illust. of Bird.
6. Under the protection of a husband; married.
7. a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; "they crouched behind the screen"; "under cover of
">darkness"
Related Words
covert | covert operation | covertly | covertness | coverture |
