·vt Covered over; private; hid; secret; disguised.
II. Covert ·adj A place that covers and protects; a shelter; a defense.
III. Covert ·vt Sheltered; not open or exposed; retired; protected; as, a covert nook.
IV. Covert ·adj One of the special feathers covering the bases of the quills of the wings and tail of a bird. ·see ·Illust. of Bird.
V. Covert ·vt 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.