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Cover \Cov"er\ (k?v"?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Covered} (-?rd);
p. pr. & vb. n. {Covering}.] [OF. covrir, F. couvrir, fr. L.
cooperire; co- operire to cover; probably fr. ob towards,
over the root appearing in aperire to open. Cf. {Aperient},
{Overt}, {Curfew}.]
1. To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as,
to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with
a cloth.
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2. To envelop; to clothe, as with a mantle or cloak.
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And with the majesty of darkness round
Covers his throne. --Milton.
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All that beauty than doth cover thee. --Shak.
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3. To invest (one's self with something); to bring upon
(one's self); as, he covered himself with glory.
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The powers that covered themselves with everlasting
infamy by the partition of Poland. --Brougham.
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4. To hide sight; to conceal; to cloak; as, the enemy were
covered from our sight by the woods.
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A cloud covered the mount. --Exod. xxiv.
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In vain shou striv'st to cover shame with shame.
--Milton.
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5. To brood or sit on; to incubate.
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While the hen is covering her eggs, the male . . .
diverts her with his songs. --Addison.
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6. To overwhelm; to spread over.
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The waters returned and covered the chariots and the
horsemen. --Ex. xiv. 28.
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7. To shelter, as from evil or danger; to protect; to defend;
as, the cavalry covered the retreat.
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His calm and blameless life
Does with substantial blessedness abound,
And the soft wings of peace cover him round.
--Cowley.
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8. To remove from remembrance; to put away; to remit.
"Blessed is he whose is covered." --Ps. xxxii. 1.
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9. To extend over; to be sufficient for; to comprehend,
include, or embrace; to account for or solve; to
counterbalance; as, a mortgage which fully covers a sum
loaned on it; a law which covers all possible cases of a
crime; receipts than do not cover expenses.
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10. To put the usual covering or headdress on.
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Cover thy head . . .; nay, prithee, be covered.
--Shak.
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11. To copulate with (a female); to serve; as, a horse covers
a mare; -- said of the male.
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{To cover ground} or {To cover distance}, to pass over; as,
the rider covered the ground in an hour.

{To cover one's short contracts} (Stock Exchange), to buy
stock when the market rises, as a dealer who has sold
short does in order to protect himself.

{Covering party} (Mil.), a detachment of troops sent for the
protection of another detachment, as of men working in the
trenches.

{To cover into}, to transfer to; as, to cover into the
treasury.

Syn: To shelter; screen; shield; hide; overspread.
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Covering \Cov"er*ing\, n.
Anything which covers or conceals, as a roof, a screen, a
wrapper, clothing, etc.
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Noah removed the covering of the ark. --Gen. viii.
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They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that
they have no covering in the cold. --Job. xxiv.
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A covering over the well's mouth. --2 Sam. xvii.
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