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coverts

coverts is the plural of covert.

Meaning of covert

Noun

covert (plural coverts)

  1. A covering.
  2. A disguise.
  3. A hiding place.
  4. Area of thick undergrowth where animals hide.
  5. A feather that covers the bases of flight feathers.
    • When he felt the trappings being taken off him, so that he was in hunting order, Cully did make some movements as if to rouse. He raised his crest, his shoulder coverts and the soft feathers of his thighs.1958, T[erence] H[anbury] White, chapter I, in The Once and Future King, New York, N.Y.: G. P. Putnam's Sons, →ISBN, book I (The Sword in the Stone)

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Proper noun capitalized: Coverts

Coverts

  1. (plural) plural of Covert

Phrases with coverts

Questions about coverts

What is coverts the plural of?
Coverts is the plural of covert.
What part of speech is coverts?
Coverts is a proper noun.

Words near coverts in the dictionary

  1. covertices
  2. covertism
  3. covertless
  4. covertly
  5. covertness
  6. coverts
  7. coverture
  8. covertures
  9. coverup
  10. coverups
  11. covery

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