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Covin
(gcide) | Covin \Cov"in\ (k?v"?n), n. [OF. covine, covaine, fr. covenir to
agree. See Covenant.]
1. (Law) A collusive agreement between two or more persons to
prejudice a third.
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2. Deceit; fraud; artifice. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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COVIN
(bouvier) | COVIN, fraud. A secret contrivance between two or more persons to defraud and
prejudice another of his rights. Co. Litt 357, b; Com. Dig. Covin, A; 1 Vin.
Abr. 473. Vide Collusion; Fraud.
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kobercovina
(czen) | kobercovina,carpetingn: Zdeněk Brož |
kocovina
(czen) | kocovina,hangoveradj: [slang.] [amer.] MPEGkocovina,katzenjammern: Zdeněk Brož |
kocoviny
(czen) | kocoviny,hangoversn: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
mající kocovinu
(czen) | mající kocovinu,hung-over Zdeněk Brožmající kocovinu,hungover Zdeněk Brož |
Covin
(gcide) | Covin \Cov"in\ (k?v"?n), n. [OF. covine, covaine, fr. covenir to
agree. See Covenant.]
1. (Law) A collusive agreement between two or more persons to
prejudice a third.
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2. Deceit; fraud; artifice. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Coving
(gcide) | Cove \Cove\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coved (k?vd); p. pr. & vb. n.
Coving.] (Arch.)
To arch over; to build in a hollow concave form; to make in
the form of a cove.
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The mosques and other buildings of the Arabians are
rounded into domes and coved roofs. --H.
Swinburne.
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Coved ceiling, a ceiling, the part of which next the wail
is constructed in a cove.
Coved vault, a vault composed of four coves meeting in a
central point, and therefore the reverse of a groined
vault.
[1913 Webster]Coving \Cov"ing\, n. (Arch.)
(a) A cove or series of coves, as the concaved surface
under the overhang of a projecting upper story.
(b) The splayed jambs of a flaring fireplace.
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Covinous
(gcide) | Covinous \Cov"in*ous\ (k?v"?n-?s), a. (Law)
Deceitful; collusive; fraudulent; dishonest.
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oncovin
(wn) | Oncovin
n 1: periwinkle plant derivative used as an antineoplastic drug
(trade name Oncovin); used to treat cancer of the lymphatic
system [syn: vincristine, Oncovin] |
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