■ adjective 'kʌvət , 'kəʊvə:t not openly acknowledged or displayed.
■ noun 'kʌvət , 'kʌvə
1》 a thicket in which game can hide.
2》 Ornithology a feather covering the base of a main flight or tail feather of a bird.
Derivatives
~ly adverb
~ness noun
Origin
ME: from OFr., 'covered', past participle of covrir (see cover ).