couverte, n.f., glaze, glazing.
☉couvertement, adv., covertly, secretly.
couverture, n.f., cover (of a book); wrapper; coverlet, counterpane, quilt, bed-clothes; blanketing; rug, cloak, blind; (com.) guaranty, security. — de laine; blanket. — de cheval; horse-cloth. — piquée; quilt. — de selle; saddle-cloth. Faire la —; to turn down the bed.
couverturier, n.m., blanket-maker.
couvet, n.m., earthenware foot-stove.
couveuse, n.f., brooding-hen.
couvi, adj., addle, addled. Œuf —; rotten egg.
couvoir, n.m., incubator.
couvre-chef, n.m., (—-—s) covering for the head, headgear, head-dress, kerchief.
couvre-feu, n.m., (—) curfew, curfew-bell; fire-cover, fire-plate.