Cov"ert (k?v"?rt), a. [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) 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.
Cov"ert, n. [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. [Cf. F. couverte.]
(Zoöl.) One of the special feathers covering the
bases of the quills of the wings and tail of a bird. See
Illust. of Bird.
