covert : Idioms & Phrases

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covert baron

Cov"ert bar`on
Definitions
  1. (Law) Under the protection of a husband; married. Burrill.
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covert operation

  • noun an intelligence operation so planned as to permit plausible denial by the sponsor
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Covert way

  • (Fort.) See Covered way, under Covered.
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Feme covert

  • (Law), a married woman. See Covert, a., 3.
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Pound covert

  • a pound that is close or covered over, as a shed.
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Secondary coverts

  • (Zoöl.), the longer coverts which overlie the basal part of the secondary quills of a bird. See Illust. under Bird.
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Tail coverts

  • (Zoöl.), the feathers which cover the bases of the tail quills. They are sometimes much longer than the quills, and form elegant plumes. Those above the quills are called the upper tail coverts, and those below, the under tail coverts.
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Under covert

  • (Zoöl.), one of the feathers situated beneath the bases of the quills in the wings and tail of a bird. See Illust. under Bird.
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Upper covert

  • (Zoöl.), one of the coverts situated above the bases of the tail quills.
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Wing covert

  • (Zoöl.), one of the small feathers covering the bases of the wing quills. See Covert, n., 2.
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