covert feathers

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• Covert (feather) — Upperwing of Orange headed Thrush, Zoothera citrina cyanotus A covert feather on a bird is one of a set of feathers, called coverts, which as the name implies, cover other feathers. The coverts help to smooth airflow over the wings and tail.[1] …   Wikipedia

• covert — [kō′vərt, kuv′ərt] adj. [OFr, pp. of covrir,COVER] 1. concealed, hidden, disguised, or surreptitious [a covert threat] 2. Archaic sheltered; protected 3. Law protected by a husband: said of a married woman n. 1. a covered or protected place;… …   English World dictionary

• Covert — Cov ert, n. [OF. See {Covert}, a.] 1. A place that covers and protects; a shelter; a defense. [1913 Webster] A tabernacle . . . for a covert from storm. Is. iv. 6. [1913 Webster] The highwayman has darted from his covered by the wayside. Prescott …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• covert — covertly, adv. covertness, n. adj. /koh veuhrt, kuv euhrt/; n. /kuv euhrt, koh veuhrt/, adj. 1. concealed; secret; disguised. 2. covered; sheltered. 3. Law. (of a wife) under the protection of one s husband. n. 4. a covering; cover. 5 …   Universalium

• covert — co•vert adj. [[t]ˈkoʊ vərt, ˈkʌv ərt[/t]] n. [[t]ˈkʌv ərt, ˈkoʊ vərt[/t]] adj. 1) concealed; secret; disguised 2) covered; sheltered 3) law (of a wife) under the legal protection of a husband 4) a covering; cover 5) a shelter or hiding place 6)… …   From formal English to slang

• covert — /ˈkʌvət / (say kuvuht), /ˈkoʊvɜt / (say kohvert) adjective 1. covered; sheltered. 2. concealed; secret; disguised: *By twelve he had found a kind of strength, but it was covert and indirect. –david malouf, 1990. 3. Law under cover or protection… …  

• covert — Synonyms and related words: abri, abstruse, air raid shelter, armored, asylum, back door, backstairs, beclouded, between the lines, blanket, blind, bolt hole, bomb shelter, bombproof, boscage, bosket, brake, bunker, buried, burrow, by stealth,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• feathers — Synonyms and related words: apparel, array, attire, bedizenment, clothes, clothing, costume, covert, drapery, dress, dressing, duds, fashion, fatigues, feather, fig, garb, garments, gear, guise, habiliment, habit, hackle, investiture, investment …   Moby Thesaurus

• Wing covert — Wing Wing, n. [OE. winge, wenge; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. & Sw. vinge, Icel. v[ae]ngr.] [1913 Webster] 1. One of the two anterior limbs of a bird, pterodactyl, or bat. They correspond to the arms of man, and are usually modified for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• tail covert — n. any of the small feathers covering the basal parts of the large tail feathers of a bird …   English World dictionary

• Under covert — Under Un der, a. Lower in position, intensity, rank, or degree; subject; subordinate; generally in composition with a noun, and written with or without the hyphen; as, an undercurrent; undertone; underdose; under garment; underofficer;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English