- 1. v. t. Covered over; private; hid; secret; disguised. Source: opted
- 2. v. t. Sheltered; not open or exposed; retired; protected; as, a covert nook. Source: opted
- 3. v. t. 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. Source: opted
- 4. a. A place that covers and protects; a shelter; a defense. Source: opted
- 5. a. One of the special feathers covering the bases of the quills of the wings and tail of a bird. See Illust. of Bird. Source: opted
- 6. adj. secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed Source: wordnet
- 7. adj. (of a wife) being under the protection of her husband Source: wordnet
- 8. n. a flock of coots Source: wordnet
- 9. n. a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something Source: wordnet
- 10. Under cover, authority or protection; as, a feme covert, amarried woman who is considered as being under the protection andcontrol of her husband. Covert way, (Fort.) See Covered way, underCovered. Source: adambom
- 11. j:96/n:4 n. a flock of coots a. secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed s. (of a wife) being under the protection of her husband Source: ecdict
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