5. That portion of a slate, tile, or shingle, which is hidden by the overlap of the course above. Knight.
6. (Steam Engine)
Defn: The lap of a slide valve.
7. Etym: [Cf. F. couvert.]
Defn: 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. 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. Letters . . . dispatched under cover to her ladyship. Thackeray.
COVER
Cov"er, v. i.
Defn: To spread a table for a meal; to prepare a banquet. [Obs.]
Shak.
COVERAGE
Cov"er*age, n.
Defn: The aggregate of risks covered by the terms of a contract of insurance.
COVERCHIEF
Cov"er*chief (chf), n. Etym: [See Kerchef.]