English-Thai Dictionary

covert

ADJ ซึ่ง ซ่อนเร้น  ที่ เป็นความลับ  secret clandestine sueng-son-ren

 

covert

N ที่ กำบัง  ที่ หลบซ่อน  ti-kam-bang

 

covertly

ADV อย่าง ซ่อนเร้น  secretly yang-son-ren

 

coverture

N การปิดบัง ซ่อนเร้น  สิ่ง ปกคลุม 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COVERT

a. 1. Covered; hid; private; secret; concealed.
Whether of open war, or covert guile.
2. Disguised; insidious.
3. Sheltered; not open or exposed; as a covert alley, or place.
4. Under cover, authority or protection; as a feme-covert, a married woman who is considered as being under the influence and protection of her husband.

 

COVERT

n. 1. A covering, or covering place; a place which covers and shelters; a shelter; a defense.
A tabernacle--for a covert from storm and rain. Isaiah 4:6.
I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Psalm 61:4.
2. A thicket; a shady place, or a hiding place. 1 Samuel 25:2 ; Job 38:4 .

 

COVERTLY

adv. Secretly; closely; in private; insidiously. Among the poets, Persius covertly strikes at Nero.

 

COVERTNESS

n.Secrecy; privacy.

 

COVERTURE

n. 1. Covering; shelter; defense.
2. In law, the state of a married woman, who is considered as under cover, or the power of her husband, and therefore called a feme-covert, or femme-couvert. The coverture of a woman disables her from making contracts to the prejudice of herself or husband, without his allowance or confirmation.

 

COVERT-WAY

n.In fortification, a space of ground level with the field, on the edge of the ditch, three or four fathoms broad, ranging quite round the half moons or other works, towards the country. It has a parapet raised on a level, together with its banquets and glacis. It is called also the corridor, and sometimes the counterscarp, because it is on the edge of the scarp.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

COVERT

Cov "ert (kv "rt ), a. Etym: [OF. covert, F. couvert, p. p. of couvrir. See Cover, v. t.]

 

1. Covered over; private; hid; secret; disguised. How covert matters may be best disclosed. Shak. Whether of open war or covert guile. Milton

 

2. Sheltered; not open or exposed; retired; protected; as, a covert nook. Wordsworth. Of either side the green, to plant a covert alley. Bacon.

 

3. (Law )

 

Defn: Under cover, authority or protection; as, a feme covert, a married woman who is considered as being under the protection and control of her husband. Covert way, (Fort. ) See Covered way, under Covered.

 

Syn. -- Hidden; secret; private; covered; disguised; insidious; concealed. See Hidden.

 

COVERT

Cov "ert, n. Etym: [OF. See Covert, a.]

 

1. A place that covers and protects; a shelter; a defense. A tabernacle. .. for a covert from storm. Is. iv. 6. The highwayman has darted from his covered by the wayside. Prescott.

 

2. Etym: [Cf. F. couverte. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: One of the special feathers covering the bases of the quills of the wings and tail of a bird. See Illust. of Bird.

 

COVERT BARON

COVERT BARON Cov "ert bar `on (br `n ). (Law )

 

Defn: Under the protection of a husband; married. Burrill.

 

COVERTLY

COVERTLY Cov "ert *ly, adv.

 

Defn: Secretly; in private; insidiously.

 

COVERTNESS

COVERTNESS Cov "ert *ness (kv "rt-ns ), n.

 

Defn: Secrecy; privacy. [R.]

 

COVERTURE

Cov "er *ture (kv "r-tr; 135 ), n. Etym: [OF. coverture, F.couverture. ]

 

1. Covering; shelter; defence; hiding. Protected by walls or other like coverture. Woodward. Beatrice, who even now Is couched in the woodbine coverture. Shak.

 

2. (Law )

 

Defn: The condition of a woman during marriage, because she is considered under the cover, influence, power, and protection of her husband, and therefore called a feme covert, or femme couverte.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

covert

co vert ▶adjective |ˈkōvərt, kōˈvərt, ˈkəvərt ˈkoʊvərt | 1 not openly acknowledged or displayed: covert operations against the dictatorship. 2 Law (of a woman ) married and under the authority and protection of her husband. ▶noun |ˈkəvər (t ), ˈkōvərt ˈkəvərt | 1 a thicket in which game can hide. 2 Ornithology any of the feathers covering the bases of the main flight or tail feathers of a bird. DERIVATIVES co vert ly |ˈkōvərtlē, kōˈvərtlē, ˈkəvərtlē |adverb, co vert ness noun ORIGIN Middle English (in the general senses ‘covered ’ and ‘a cover ’): from Old French, ‘covered, ’ past participle of covrir (see cover ).

 

covert coat

cov ¦ert coat |ˈkʌvət | ▶noun Brit. a short, light overcoat designed to be worn for outdoor sports such as shooting and riding.

 

coverture

cov er ture |ˈkəvərˌCHo͝or, -CHər ˌkəvərtʃ (ʊ )ər | ▶noun 1 literary protective or concealing covering. 2 Law, historical the legal status of a married woman, considered to be under her husband's protection and authority. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, from covrir ‘to cover. ’ It originally denoted a coverlet or a garment, later various kinds of covering or shelter.

 

Oxford Dictionary

covert

cov ¦ert ▶adjective |ˈkʌvət, ˈkəʊvəːt |not openly acknowledged or displayed: covert operations against the dictatorship. ▶noun |ˈkʌvət, ˈkʌvə | 1 a thicket in which game can hide. 2 Ornithology a feather covering the base of a main flight or tail feather of a bird. DERIVATIVES covertly adverb, covertness noun ORIGIN Middle English (in the general senses ‘covered ’ and ‘a cover ’): from Old French, ‘covered ’, past participle of covrir (see cover ).

 

covert coat

cov ¦ert coat |ˈkʌvət | ▶noun Brit. a short, light overcoat designed to be worn for outdoor sports such as shooting and riding.

 

coverture

coverture |ˈkʌvətjʊə | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] literary protective or concealing covering. 2 Law, historical the legal status of a married woman, considered to be under her husband's protection and authority. ORIGIN Middle English (originally denoting a coverlet or garment ): from Old French, from covrir ‘to cover ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

covert

covert adjective covert plans to sell arms: secret, furtive, clandestine, surreptitious, stealthy, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, backstairs, backroom, hidden, under-the-table, concealed, private, undercover, underground; informal hush-hush. ANTONYMS overt.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

covert

covert adjective a covert rescue mission at night: secret, furtive, clandestine, surreptitious, stealthy, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hole-in-the-corner, closet, behind-the-scenes, backstairs, back-alley, under-the-table, hugger-mugger, concealed, hidden, private; sly, sneaky, underhand; undercover, underground; informal hush-hush. ANTONYMS overt; above board.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

covert

cov ert /kóʊvəː r t, -̀-́ |kʌ́vət, kə́ʊ -/形容詞 ｟かたく ｠〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗ひそかな, 隠された, 覆われた (↔overt )▸ covert actions [operations ]秘密 (調査 )活動 名詞 /kʌ́və r t, kóʊvəː r t |kʌ́vət C /1 (動物の隠れる )茂み, やぶ .2 覆い, 覆う物 .3 〖～s 〗〘鳥 〙雨覆 （あまおおい ）羽 .～ly 副詞 ひそかに, 隠れて .