Definition of cover

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Cover (v. t.) To shelter, as from evil or danger; to protect; to defend; as, the cavalry covered the retreat..

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Denude :: Denude (v. t.) To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip; to divest; as, to denude one of clothing, or lands..
Spun :: Spumy (a.) Consisting of, containing, or covered with, froth, scum, or foam; frothy; foamy..
Coif :: Coif (n.) A close-fitting cap covering the sides of the head, like a small hood without a cape..
Bard :: Bard (v. t.) To cover (meat or game) with a thin slice of fat bacon.
Turf :: Turf (v. t.) To cover with turf or sod; as, to turf a bank, of the border of a terrace..
Cassolette :: Cassolette (n.) a box, or vase, with a perforated cover to emit perfumes..
Spiculate :: Spiculate (a.) Covered with minute spiculae, or pointed fleshy appendages; divided into small spikelets..
Rocoa :: Rocoa (n.) The orange-colored pulp covering the seeds of the tropical plant Bixa Orellana, from which annotto is prepared. See Annoto..
Shagreen :: Shagreen (n.) A kind of untanned leather prepared in Russia and the East, from the skins of horses, asses, and camels, and grained so as to be covered with small round granulations. This characteristic surface is produced by pressing small seeds into the grain or hair side when moist, and afterward, when dry, scraping off the roughness left between them, and then, by soaking, causing the portions of the skin which had been compressed or indented by the seeds to swell up into relief. It is used f
Scutum :: Scutum (n.) An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; -- carried chiefly by the heavy-armed infantry..
Right :: Right (v. i.) To recover the proper or natural condition or position; to become upright.
Bloodhound :: Bloodhound (n.) A breed of large and powerful dogs, with long, smooth, and pendulous ears, and remarkable for acuteness of smell. It is employed to recover game or prey which has escaped wounded from a hunter, and for tracking criminals. Formerly it was used for pursuing runaway slaves. Other varieties of dog are often used for the same purpose and go by the same name. The Cuban bloodhound is said to be a variety of the mastiff..
Pamphlet :: Pamphlet (n.) A small book consisting of a few sheets of printed paper, stitched together, often with a paper cover, but not bound; a short essay or written discussion, usually on a subject of current interest..
Hunter :: Hunter (n.) A hunting watch, or one of which the crystal is protected by a metallic cover..
Silver :: Silver (v. t.) To cover with silver; to give a silvery appearance to by applying a metal of a silvery color; as, to silver a pin; to silver a glass mirror plate with an amalgam of tin and mercury..
Solferino :: Solferino (n.) A brilliant deep pink color with a purplish tinge, one of the dyes derived from aniline; -- so called from Solferino in Italy, where a battle was fought about the time of its discovery..
Recollect :: Recollect (v. t.) To recover or recall the knowledge of; to bring back to the mind or memory; to remember.
Chapel :: Chapel (v. t.) To cause (a ship taken aback in a light breeze) so to turn or make a circuit as to recover, without bracing the yards, the same tack on which she had been sailing..
Chariotee :: Chariotee (n.) A light, covered, four-wheeled pleasure carriage with two seats..
Enmanche :: Enmanche (a.) Resembling, or covered with, a sleeve; -- said of the chief when lines are drawn from the middle point of the upper edge upper edge to the sides..
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