Defn: Something used to conceal infamy. [Obs.] Dryden.
COVERSIDE
Cov"er*side`, n.
Defn: A region of country having covers; a hunting country.
COVERT
Cov"ert (kv"rt), a. Etym: [OF. covert, F. couvert, p. p. of couvrir.
See Cover, v. t.]
1. Covered over; private; hid; secret; disguised. How covert matters may be best disclosed. Shak. Whether of open war or covert guile. Milton
2. Sheltered; not open or exposed; retired; protected; as, a covert nook. Wordsworth. Of either side the green, to plant a covert alley. Bacon.
3. (Law)
Defn: 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. Covert way, (Fort.) See Covered way, under Covered.
Syn. — Hidden; secret; private; covered; disguised; insidious; concealed. See Hidden.
COVERT
Cov"ert, n. Etym: [OF. See Covert, a.]