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   Covert (k?vˈ?rt), a. [OF. covert, F.  couvert, p. p. of couvrir. See Cover, v. t.]
   1. Covered over; private; hid; secret; disguised.
   
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   How covert matters may be best disclosed. Shak.
   
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   Whether of open war or covert guile. Milton
   
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   2. Sheltered; not open or exposed; retired; protected; as, “a covert nook”.   Wordsworth.
   
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   Of either side the green, to plant a covert alley. Bacon.
   
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   3. (Law) 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”.
   
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   Covert way, (Fort.) See Covered way, under Covered.
   
   Syn. -- Hidden; secret; private; covered; disguised; insidious; concealed. See Hidden.
   
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   Covert, n. [OF. See Covert, a.]
   1. A place that covers and protects; a shelter; a defense.
   
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   A tabernacle . . . for a covert from storm. Is. iv. 6.
   
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   The highwayman has darted from his covered by the wayside. Prescott.
   
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   2. [Cf. F. couverte.] (Zool.) One of the special feathers covering the bases of the quills of the wings and tail of a bird. See Illust. of Bird.
   
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