Covering

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  • noun. Something that covers, so as to protect or conceal.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. That which covers, as a lid or canopy; a cover; something spread or laid over or wrapped about another, as for concealment, protection, or warmth; specifically, clothing: as, feathers are the natural covering of birds.
  • noun. The act or process of placing a cover upon something; specifically, in bookbinding, the process of putting covers on a book.
  • noun. In ceramics, same as glaze.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Anything which covers or conceals, as a roof, a screen, a wrapper, clothing, etc.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. That which covers something.
  • noun. Action of the verb to cover.
  • verb. Present participle of cover.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a natural object that covers or envelops
  • noun. an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)
  • noun. the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
  • noun. the act of protecting something by covering it
  • noun. the work of applying something
  • Word Usage
    "For Scottish criminal cases the court can be used only when cases relate to "devolution matters", a term covering the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament in dealing with human rights issues."
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