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Under cover
(gcide) | Cover \Cov"er\ (k?v"?r), n.
1. Anything which is laid, set, or spread, upon, about, or
over, another thing; an envelope; a lid; as, the cover of
a book.
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2. Anything which veils or conceals; a screen; disguise; a
cloak. "Under cover of the night." -- Macaulay.
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A handsome cover for imperfections. --Collier.
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3. Shelter; protection; as, the troops fought under cover of
the batteries; the woods afforded a good cover.
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Being compelled to lodge in the field . . . whilst
his army was under cover, they might be forced to
retire. --Clarendon.
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4. (Hunting) The woods, underbrush, etc., which shelter and
conceal game; covert; as, to beat a cover; to ride to
cover.
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5. That portion of a slate, tile, or shingle, which is hidden
by the overlap of the course above. --Knight.
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6. (Steam Engine) The lap of a slide valve.
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7. [Cf. F. couvert.] A tablecloth, and the other table
furniture; esp., the table furniture for the use of one
person at a meal; as, covers were laid for fifty guests.
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To break cover, to start from a covert or lair; -- said of
game.
Under cover, in an envelope, or within a letter; -- said of
a written message.
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Letters . . . dispatched under cover to her
ladyship. --Thackeray.
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Under covert
(gcide) | Under \Un"der\, a.
Lower in position, intensity, rank, or degree; subject;
subordinate; -- generally in composition with a noun, and
written with or without the hyphen; as, an undercurrent;
undertone; underdose; under-garment; underofficer;
undersheriff.
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Under covert (Zool.), one of the feathers situated beneath
the bases of the quills in the wings and tail of a bird.
See Illust. under Bird.
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