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English Dictionary: [cover] by the DICT Development Group
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cover \Cov"er\ (k?v"?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Covered} (-?rd);
      p. pr. & vb. n. {Covering}.] [OF. covrir, F. couvrir, fr. L.
      cooperire; co- + operire to cover; probably fr. ob towards,
      over + the root appearing in aperire to open. Cf. {Aperient},
      {Overt}, {Curfew}.]
      1. To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as,
            to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with
            a cloth.
  
      2. To envelop; to clothe, as with a mantle or cloak.
  
                     And with the majesty of darkness round Covers his
                     throne.                                             --Milton.
  
                     All that beauty than doth cover thee. --Shak.
  
      3. To invest (one's self with something); to bring upon
            (one's self); as, he covered himself with glory.
  
                     The powers that covered themselves with everlasting
                     infamy by the partition of Poland.      --Brougham.
  
      4. To hide sight; to conceal; to cloak; as, the enemy were
            covered from our sight by the woods.
  
                     A cloud covered the mount.                  --Exod. xxiv.
                                                                              15.
  
                     In vain shou striv'st to cover shame with shame.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      5. To brood or sit on; to incubate.
  
                     While the hen is covering her eggs, the male . . .
                     diverts her with his songs.               --Addison.
  
      6. To overwhelm; to spread over.
  
                     The waters returned and covered the chariots and the
                     horsemen.                                          --Ex. xiv. 28.
  
      7. To shelter, as from evil or danger; to protect; to defend;
            as, the cavalry covered the retreat.
  
                     His calm and blameless life Does with substantial
                     blessedness abound, And the soft wings of peace
                     cover him round.                                 --Cowley.
  
      8. To remove from remembrance; to put away; to remit.
            [bd]Blessed is he whose is covered.[b8] --Ps. xxxii. 1.
  
      9. To extend over; to be sufficient for; to comprehend,
            include, or embrace; to account for or solve; to
            counterbalance; as, a mortgage which fully covers a sum
            loaned on it; a law which covers all possible cases of a
            crime; receipts than do not cover expenses.
  
      10. To put the usual covering or headdress on.
  
                     Cover thy head . . .; nay, prithee, be covered.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      11. To copulate with (a female); to serve; as, a horse covers
            a mare; -- said of the male.
  
      {To cover}
  
      {ground [or] distance}, to pass over; as, the rider covered
            the ground in an hour.
  
      {To cover one's short contracts} (Stock Exchange), to buy
            stock when the market rises, as a dealer who has sold
            short does in order to protect himself.
  
      {Covering party} (Mil.), a detachment of troops sent for the
            protection of another detachment, as of men working in the
            trenches.
  
      {To cover into}, to transfer to; as, to cover into the
            treasury.
  
      Syn: To shelter; screen; shield; hide; overspread.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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.
  
      2. Anything which veils or conceals; a screen; disguise; a
            cloak. [bd]Under cover of the night.[b8] -- Macaulay.
  
                     A handsome cover for imperfections.   --Collier.
  
      3. Shelter; protection; as, the troops fought under cover of
            the batteries; the woods afforded a good cover.
  
                     Being compelled to lodge in the field . . . whilst
                     his army was under cover, they might be forced to
                     retire.                                             --Clarendon.
  
      4. (Hunting) The woods, underbrush, etc., which shelter and
            conceal game; covert; as, to beat a cover; to ride to
            cover.
  
      5. That portion of a slate, tile, or shingle, which is hidden
            by the overlap of the course above. --Knight.
  
      6. (Steam Engine) The lap of a slide valve.
  
      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.
  
      {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.
  
                     Letters . . . dispatched under cover to her
                     ladyship.                                          --Thackeray.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cover \Cov"er\, v. i.
      To spread a table for a meal; to prepare a banquet. [Obs.]
      --Shak.
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