covert

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: screencoverconcealment

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a flock of coots
  2. a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something“a screen of trees afforded privacy”“under cover of darkness”“the brush provided a covert for game”“the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background”Synonyms: screencoverconcealment

Adjective (2)

  1. secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed“covert actions by the CIA”“covert funding for the rebels”
  2. (of a wife) being under the protection of her husband“a woman covert”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Covert \Cov"ert\, n. [OF. See Covert, a.]

1.A place that covers and protects; a shelter; a defense. [1913 Webster]

A tabernacle . . . for a covert from storm.— Is. iv. 6.[1913 Webster]
The highwayman has darted from his covered by the wayside.— Prescott.[1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

Covert \Cov"ert\ (k?v"?rt), a. [OF. covert, F. couvert, p. p. of couvrir. See Cover, v. t.]

1.Covered over; private; hid; secret; disguised. [1913 Webster]

How covert matters may be best disclosed.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
Whether of open war or covert guile.— Milton[1913 Webster]

2.Sheltered; not open or exposed; retired; protected; as, a covert nook. -- Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]

Of either side the green, to plant a covert alley.— Bacon.[1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

Covert way, (Fort.) See Covered way, under Covered.

Syn: Hidden; secret; private; covered; disguised; insidious; concealed. See Hidden. [1913 Webster]

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