COVERT

I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, past participle of coverir to cover Date: 14th century not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed ; veiled , covered over ; sheltered, see: secret ~ly adverb ~ness noun II. noun Date: 14th century 1. hiding place ; shelter , a thicket affording cover for game, a masking or concealing device, a feather covering the bases of the quills of the wings and tail of a bird, a firm durable twilled sometimes waterproofed cloth usually of mixed-color yarns