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covert (noun)

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  • covert coat — noun (historical) A short light overcoat • • • Main Entry: ↑cover covert coat, covert coating, etc see under ↑cover • • • Main Entry: ↑covert * * * covert coat, British. a short, light overcoat …   Useful english dictionary

  • covert coating — noun Cloth for this • • • Main Entry: ↑cover covert coat, covert coating, etc see under ↑cover • • • Main Entry: ↑covert …   Useful english dictionary

  • covert operation — noun an intelligence operation so planned as to permit plausible denial by the sponsor • Hypernyms: ↑operation, ↑military operation • Hyponyms: ↑black operation * * * covert action or covert operation, a secret undertaking, especially to ga …   Useful english dictionary

  • covert cloth — noun see covert II, 4 * * * a cotton, woolen, or worsted cloth of twill weave, the warp being of ply yarns one of which may be white. Also called covert. [1890 95] …   Useful english dictionary

  • covert-coat — noun A coat suitable for wearing while shooting game, usually with a neutral colour and windproof or waterproof qualities. Meanwhile Raffles rejoined me, with a covert coat over his blazer, and a soft felt hat set carelessly on the curly head he… …   Wiktionary

  • covert — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not openly acknowledged or displayed. ► NOUN 1) a thicket in which game can hide. 2) a feather covering the base of a bird s main flight or tail feather. DERIVATIVES covertly adverb. ORIGIN Old French, covered …   English terms dictionary

  • covert brown — noun Etymology: covert (II) + brown : a variable color averaging a grayish olive that is redder and duller than average olive drab and redder and lighter than bronzesheen …   Useful english dictionary

  • covert gray — noun Etymology: covert (II) + gray : a variable color averaging a light olive gray that is deeper and slightly greener than piping rock and paler and slightly greener than slate tan …   Useful english dictionary

  • covert tan — noun Etymology: covert (II) + tan : a light grayish olive color that is redder and stronger than Quaker gray, lighter and slightly redder and less strong than hemp, and redder, lighter, and stronger than twine …   Useful english dictionary

  • covert coat — noun Brit. a short, light overcoat worn for shooting or other outdoor sports …   English new terms dictionary

  • Covert (linguistics) — In linguistics, a feature of a word or phrase is said to be covert if there is no surface evidence of its existence within that word or phrase. For example, many languages have covert grammatical gender in nouns, in that there is no way to tell… …   Wikipedia

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