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coveries

coveries is the plural of covery.

Meaning of covery

Noun

covery (plural coveries)

  1. (rare) A dispelling of false or misleading notions.
    • The Art of Covery: This is as important and interesting as Dis-covery. Surely the glory of finally getting rid of and burying a long and troublesome matter should be as great as that of making an important discovery. The trouble is that the coverer is like Samson who perished in the wreck of what...1912, Samuel Butler, edited by Henry Festing Jones, The Note-Books of Samuel Butler, London: A. C. Fifield, page 180

Questions about coveries

What is coveries the plural of?
Coveries is the plural of covery.

Words near coveries in the dictionary

  1. covereth
  2. coverglass
  3. coverglasses
  4. coverholder
  5. coverholders
  6. coveries
  7. coverin'
  8. covering
  9. covering fire
  10. covering ground
  11. covering horse

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