covert

adjective

1. 1

   figurativeSecret, surreptitious, concealed.

   covert operations

   how covert matters may be best disclosed

   whether of open war or covert guile

   If the President were to inform the Gang of Eight that he signed a covert action finding to overthrow the government of Canada, he would be required to tell others at least something about the finding.

2. 2

   archaicHidden, covered over; overgrown, sheltered.

   Within that wood there was a covert glade, Foreby a narrow foord, to them well knowne […]

   to plant a covert alley

3. 3

   historicalUnder coverture.

   feme covert

   […] a separate use for a woman cannot be created unless she is covert, or unless in immediate contemplation of her marriage.

   […] in the second case, as long as the woman is covert she cannot anticipate the income, and a mere alienation of her interest is not an attempt to anticipate.

   Being advised of the fact that the woman is covert, he stands charged with a knowledge of her disability . A married woman has no power to deal as principal if she is in fact a surety […]

noun

1. 1

   A covering.

2. 2

   A disguise.

3. 3

   A hiding place.

4. 4

   Area of thick undergrowth where animals hide.

5. 5

   A feather that covers the bases of flight feathers.

   When he felt the trappings being taken off him, so that he was in hunting order, Cully did make some movements as if to rouse. He raised his crest, his shoulder coverts and the soft feathers of his thighs.

Forms

plural

coverts

comparative

more covert

superlative

most covert