vt covered over; private; hid; secret; disguised.
2. covert ·adj a place that covers and protects; a shelter; a defense.
3. covert ·vt sheltered; not open or exposed; retired; protected; as, a covert nook.
4. covert ·adj one of the special feathers covering the bases of the quills of the wings and tail of a bird. ·see ·illust. of bird.
5. covert ·vt under cover, authority or protection; as, a feme covert, a married woman who is considered as being under the protection and control of her husband.