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cov·er·ing

(kŭv′ər-ĭng)

Something that covers, so as to protect or conceal.

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covering

(ˈkʌvərɪŋ)

another word for cover²⁴

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cov•er•ing

(ˈkʌv ər ɪŋ)

n.

something laid over or wrapped around a thing, esp. for concealment, protection, or warmth.

[1350–1400]

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Noun	1.	covering - a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover" natural covering, cover natural object - an object occurring naturally; not made by man scale - a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals shell - the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod test - a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins body covering - any covering for the body or a body part sheath, case - an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part integument - an outer protective covering such as the skin of an animal or a cuticle or seed coat or rind or shell blanket, mantle - anything that covers; "there was a blanket of snow" crust, encrustation, incrustation - a hard outer layer that covers something envelope - a natural covering (as by a fluid); "the spacecraft detected an envelope of gas around the comet" hood, cap - a protective covering that is part of a plant indument, indumentum - a covering of fine hairs (or sometimes scales) as on a leaf or insect roof - the inner top surface of a covered area or hollow space; "the roof of the cave was very high"; "I could see the roof of the bear's mouth" shell - a rigid covering that envelops an object; "the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice" eggshell, shell - the exterior covering of a bird's egg skim - a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid; "there was a thin skim of oil on the water" slough - any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake) snowcap - a covering of snow (as on a mountain peak) vesture - something that covers or cloaks like a garment; "fields in a vesture of green" peridium - outer layer of the spore-bearing organ in many fungi pericarp, seed vessel - the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary chlamys, floral envelope, perianth, perigone, perigonium - collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils theca, sac - a case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule indusium - a membrane enclosing and protecting the developing spores especially that covering the sori of a fern bark - tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
	2.	covering - an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) artefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole artificial skin - a synthetic covering with two layers used experimentally to treat burn victims bootleg - the part of a boot above the instep bubble - a dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic canopy - the transparent covering of an aircraft cockpit casing - the outermost covering of a pneumatic tire chafing gear - covering (usually rope or canvas) of a line or spar to protect it from friction cloak - anything that covers or conceals cloth covering - a covering made of cloth article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, wearable, vesture, wear - a covering designed to be worn on a person's body coating, coat - a thin layer covering something; "a second coat of paint" cover plate - covering consisting of a plate used to cover over or close in a chamber or receptacle drape - a sterile covering arranged over a patient's body during a medical examination or during surgery in order to reduce the possibility of contamination earmuff - either of a pair of ear coverings (usually connected by a headband) that are worn to keep the ears warm in cold weather fig leaf - a covering consisting of anything intended to conceal something regarded as shameful finger - one of the parts of a glove that provides covering for a finger or thumb flap - any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely; "he wrote on the flap of the envelope" floor cover, floor covering - a covering for a floor folder - covering that is folded over to protect the contents footgear, footwear - covering for a person's feet exhaust hood, hood - metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes hood - (falconry) a leather covering for a hawk's head imbrication, lapping, overlapping - covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles) instep - the part of a shoe or stocking that covers the arch of the foot mask - a covering to disguise or conceal the face matting - a covering of coarse fabric (usually of straw or hemp) mercy seat - the golden covering of the ark of the covenant paddle box, paddle-box - a wooden covering for the upper part of a paddlewheel planking - (nautical) a covering or flooring constructed of planks (as on a ship) protective cover, protective covering, protection - a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors" cover, covert, concealment, screen - a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; "a screen of trees afforded privacy"; "under cover of darkness"; "the brush provided a covert for game"; "the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background" swathing - cloth coverings wrapped around something (as a wound or a baby) thumb - the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb toe - the part of footwear that provides a covering for the toes cover, top - covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container); "he removed the top of the carton"; "he couldn't get the top off of the bottle"; "put the cover back on the kettle" upholstery - covering (padding and springs and webbing and fabric) on a piece of furniture wrapping, wrapper, wrap - the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped
	3.	covering - the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it; "the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft" masking, screening, cover concealing, hiding, concealment - the activity of keeping something secret
	4.	covering - the act of protecting something by covering it protection - the activity of protecting someone or something; "the witnesses demanded police protection" grooming, dressing - the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes
	5.	covering - the work of applying something; "the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine"; "a complete bleach requires several applications"; "the surface was ready for a coating of paint"; application, coating manual labor, manual labour - labor done with the hands anointing, anointment - the act of applying oil or an oily liquid fumigation - the application of a gas or smoke to something for the purpose of disinfecting it foliation - the work of coating glass with metal foil galvanisation, galvanization - either the work of covering with metal by the use of a galvanic current or the coating of iron with zinc to protect it from rusting lubrication - an application of a lubricant to something pavage, paving - the act of applying paving materials to an area painting - the act of applying paint to a surface; "you can finish the job of painting faster with a roller than with a brush" spraying - the application of a liquid in the form of small particles ejected from a sprayer tin-plating, tinning - the application of a protective layer of tin tinning - the application of a thin layer of soft solder to the ends of wires before soldering them; "careful tinning of the ends of wires results in a better joint when you solder them" paperhanging, papering - the application of wallpaper daubing, plastering - the application of plaster plating - the application of a thin coat of metal (as by electrolysis) scumble - the application of very thin coat of color over the surface of a picture tiling - the application of tiles to cover a surface waxing - the application of wax to a surface lining, facing - providing something with a surface of a different material

covering

noun

1. cover, protection, coating, overlay, housing, casing, top, clothing, wrapping, wrap, shelter, layer, blanket, wrapper Sawdust was used as a hygienic floor covering.

adjective

1. explanatory, accompanying, introductory, descriptive Include a covering letter with your CV.

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Translations

غِطاء ، طَبَـقَـه

obalolepení

dække

Überzug

capa envoltura revestimiento

couche quadrillage revêtement

befedés

lag

rivestimento involucro ricoprimento

укрытие

plast

örtü perde tabaka

覆盖物

covering

[ˈkʌvərɪŋ]

A. N

1. (= wrapping) → cubierta f, envoltura f; (= dress etc) → abrigo m

2. (= layer) a covering of snow/dust/icing → una capa de nieve/polvo/azúcar glaseado

B. CPD covering letter N (Brit) → carta f de explicación

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

covering

[ˈkʌvərɪŋ] n → couche f
a covering of sth [+ snow, grass, fat] → une couche de qchcovering letter n (British) → lettre f d'accompagnement

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covering

n → Decke f; (= floor covering) → Belag m; a covering of dust/snow → eine Staub-/Schneedecke; what kind of covering did you put over the hole? → womit haben Sie das Loch ab- or zugedeckt?

covering

covering agreement

n → Mantelvertrag m

covering letter

n (Brit) → Begleitbrief m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

covering

[ˈkʌvərɪŋ] n → copertura; (of snow, dust) → strato

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cover

(ˈkavə) verb

1. to put or spread something on, over or in front of. They covered (up) the body with a sheet; My shoes are covered in paint.

2. to be enough to pay for. Will 10 dollars cover your expenses?

3. to travel. We covered forty miles in one day.

4. to stretch over a length of time etc. His diary covered three years.

5. to protect. Are we covered by your car insurance?

6. to report on. I'm covering the race for the local newspaper.

7. to point a gun at. I had him covered.

noun

1. something which covers, especially a cloth over a table, bed etc. a table-cover; a bed-cover; They replaced the cover on the manhole.

2. something that gives protection or shelter. The soldiers took cover from the enemy gunfire; insurance cover.

3. something that hides. He escaped under cover of darkness.

ˈcoverage (-ridʒ) noun

1. the amount of protection given by insurance. insurance coverage.

2. the extent of the inclusion of items in a news report etc. The TV coverage of the Olympic Games was extensive.

ˈcovering noun

My car has a covering of dirt.

ˈcover-girl noun

a girl pictured on a magazine cover.

ˈcover story noun

the main story in a magazine that goes with a picture on the front cover.

ˈcover-up noun

an attempt to hide or conceal (something illegal or dishonest).

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Geometrical Details.--Calculation of the Capacity of the Balloon.--The Double Receptacle.--The Covering.--The Car.--The Mysterious Apparatus.

The car, which was of a circular form and fifteen feet in diameter, was made of wicker-work, strengthened with a slight covering of iron, and protected below by a system of elastic springs, to deaden the shock of collision.

Nor did the doctor forget an awning to shelter the car, nor the coverings and blankets that were to be the bedding of the journey, nor some fowling pieces and rifles, with their requisite supply of powder and ball.

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Don Quixote and Sancho were overwhelmed with amazement, and the bystanders lost in astonishment, while the Trifaldi went on to say: "Thus did that malevolent villain Malambruno punish us, covering the tenderness and softness of our faces with these rough bristles!

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And so well have they succeeded in covering the event with mystery, that to this very hour, despite all that has been said and written on the subject, it still remains doubtful whether they wreaked upon his murdered body the vengance they sometimes inflicted upon their enemies.

The evident alarm the savages betrayed filled me with forebodings of evil, and with an uncontrollable desire to penetrate the secret so jealously guarded Despite the efforts of Marheyo and Kory-Kory to restrain me, I forced my way into the midst of the circle, and just caught a glimpse of three human heads, which others of the party were hurriedly enveloping in the coverings from which they had been taken.

In the midst of them marched four men, one preceding the other at regular intervals of eight or ten feet, with poles of a corresponding length, extending from shoulder to shoulder, to which were lashed with thongs of bark three long narrow bundles, carefully wrapped in ample coverings of freshly plucked palm-leaves, tacked together with slivers of bamboo.

As I passed through the noisy throng, which by this time completely environed the Ti, I looked with fearful curiosity at the three packages, which now were deposited upon the ground; but although I had no doubt as to their contents, still their thick coverings prevented my actually detecting the form of a human body.

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In the orchestra stalls, the drugget covering them looked like an angry sea, whose glaucous waves had been suddenly rendered stationary by a secret order from the storm phantom, who, as everybody knows, is called Adamastor.

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Surrounded by the screaming children the mummers, covering their faces and disguising their voices, bowed to their hostess and arranged themselves about the room.

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The covering with cloth is only necessary if the woman shaved or her hair style reveals the base of her hair.