'Under cover' definitions:
Definition of 'Under cover'
From: GCIDE
- Cover \Cov"er\ (k?v"?r), n.
- 1. Anything which is laid, set, or spread, upon, about, or over, another thing; an envelope; a lid; as, the cover of a book. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Anything which veils or conceals; a screen; disguise; a cloak. "Under cover of the night." -- Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- A handsome cover for imperfections. --Collier. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Shelter; protection; as, the troops fought under cover of the batteries; the woods afforded a good cover. [1913 Webster]
- Being compelled to lodge in the field . . . whilst his army was under cover, they might be forced to retire. --Clarendon. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Hunting) The woods, underbrush, etc., which shelter and conceal game; covert; as, to beat a cover; to ride to cover. [1913 Webster]
- 5. That portion of a slate, tile, or shingle, which is hidden by the overlap of the course above. --Knight. [1913 Webster]
- 6. (Steam Engine) The lap of a slide valve. [1913 Webster]
- 7. [Cf. F. couvert.] A tablecloth, and the other table furniture; esp., the table furniture for the use of one person at a meal; as, covers were laid for fifty guests. [1913 Webster]
- To break cover, to start from a covert or lair; -- said of game.
- Under cover, in an envelope, or within a letter; -- said of a written message. [1913 Webster]
- Letters . . . dispatched under cover to her ladyship. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Under cover'
- Cover,
- Covered,
- Coverer,
- Covering,
- To cover into,
- cover for,
- cover up,
- Cover crop,
- Covered way,
- Covering party,
- Covering scale,
- Gill cover,
- Re coverance,
- Table cover,
- To break cover,
- To cover distance,
- To cover ground,
- To draw a cover,
- air cover,
- bed cover,
- bed covering,
- body covering,
- cloth covering,
- cloud cover,
- cover charge,
- cover girl,
- cover glass,
- cover letter,
- cover plate,
- cover slip,
- cover song,
- cover story,
- cover version,
- cover-up,
- covered bridge,
- covered couch,
- covered option,
- covered smut,
- covered stadium,
- covered stand,
- covered wagon,
- covering fire,
- covering letter,
- covering material,
- covering of the eyes,
- dust cover,
- floor cover,
- floor covering,
- ground cover,
- head covering,
- lap covering,
- leg covering,
- lens cover,
- manhole cover,
- mattress cover,
- natural covering,
- protective cover,
- protective covering,
- record cover,
- short covering,
- soft cover,
- take cover,
- wing cover,
- Cover-point,
- Cover-shame,
- Yellow-covered,
- bone-covered,
- cloud-covered,
- dust-covered,
- grass-covered,
- ivy-covered,
- snow-covered,
- soft-cover,
- To cover one's short contracts,
- Yellow-covered literature,
- covered-eyed medusae,
- soft-cover book