Covert (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

adjective
  1. concealed or disguised; secret: covert intelligence operations;covert behavior.
  2. covered; sheltered.
  3. (of a wife) under the protection of one's husband.
noun
  1. a covering; cover.
  2. a shelter or hiding place.
  3. concealment or disguise.
  4. a thicket giving shelter to wild animals or game.
  5. one of the small feathers that cover the bases of the large feathers of the wings and tail.
  6. covert cloth.
adjective
  1. concealed or secret
  2. law Compare feme covert, discovert
noun
  1. a shelter or disguise
  2. a thicket or woodland providing shelter for game
  3. short for covert cloth
  4. any of the small feathers on the wings and tail of a bird that surround the bases of the larger feathers
  5. a flock of coots
Covert (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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