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covercle

covercle noun: a small cover; a lid.

Noun

covercle (plural covercles)

  1. (obsolete) A small cover; a lid.
    • the covercle of a shell-fishc. 1683 (date written), Thomas Brown [i.e., Thomas Browne], “(please specify the page)”, in [Thomas Tenison], editor, Certain Miscellany Tracts, London: […] Charles Mearn, […], published 1683, →OCLC

Forms of covercle

pluralcovercles

Origin of covercle

From Middle English covercle, from Old French covercle, covescle, covecle. See cover.

Questions about covercle

What does covercle mean?
Covercle means a small cover; a lid.
What part of speech is covercle?
Covercle is a noun.
What is the plural of covercle?
The plural of covercle is covercles.

Words near covercle in the dictionary

  1. coverboard
  2. coverboards
  3. coverbs
  4. coverchief
  5. coverchiefs
  6. covercle
  7. covercles
  8. covercoat
  9. covercosine
  10. covercosines
  11. Coverdale

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