| 单词 | in covert of |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin (the) covert of c. †by covert: under cover, covertly. †in (into) covert: in concealment; in hiding, or disguise, secretly; rarely, in safety. in (the) covert of: in the shelter of; †rarely, in shelter from. [Compare French à couvert de in both senses.] under covert: under cover, in shelter; †in concealment, under a disguise. under (the) covert of: (literal and figurative) under the shelter, authority, or countenance of; under the veil or disguise of; †under cover of (a letter). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > perfectly safe [phrase] > in safety or security in safe?a1425 in safeguard?c1450 in (into) covert1477 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > [adverb] by covert1477 secretly1535 in coverc1540 hiddenly1580 tectly1587 in(to) smoke1924 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > means of concealment > [adverb] under covert1477 cloakedlya1500 disguisedly1631 umbrageouslya1649 incognito1649 wrappingly1649 incog1709 the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > refuge or shelter > [phrase] > in or under the shelter of in, under (the) lee (ofOE under covert1477 under (the) covert of1477 under coverc1540 under the shelter of1595 in (the) covert of1611 under (the) cover of1726 society > communication > correspondence > letter > [noun] > cover or envelope coverture1587 by covert1655 envelopea1715 letter cover1741 cover1747 letter case1823 wrapper1846 1477 T. Norton Ordinall of Alchimy Proem in E. Ashmole Theatrum Chem. Britannicum (1652) 8 Bacon, and Raimond, with others many moe Wrote under covert, and Aristotle alsoe. 1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) vi. 528 [He] held hym in-to cowert ay. 1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes ii. xxiv. 137 Whiche [trestelles] shal serve to make aleyes undre couert. c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) clxiii. 636 They came downe in a valey by couerte..but the valyaunt knyght..spyed them. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 13652 His cuntre [he] keppit in couert & pes To the last of his lyf. 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Luke xii. f. 113 Neither is there anythyng..so close under coverte, which shall not..be uncouered. 1549–62 T. Sternhold & J. Hopkins Whole Bk. Psalms xvii. 8 And under covert of thy winges defend me secretly. 1562 T. Cooper Answere Def. Truth f. 106v, in Apol. Priuate Masse Vnder the Couert of that name you doo..set forth your owne errour. 1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius 2 If you have any delight in his felowshyp, use the same rather in covert..at home. 1611 Bible (King James) Job xl. 21 He lieth..in the couert of the reede. View more context for this quotation 1641 J. Wilkins Mercury ii. 20 Arguments..when they steal into a mans assent, under the covert of a parable. 1655 J. Howell 4th Vol. Familiar Lett. xxii. 59 I receiv'd your last under the covert of Sir John Sackvill. 1678 A. Lovell tr. La Fontaine Mil. Duties Cavalry 141 Ditches, Hedges, little Hillocks, and..every thing that may put the Souldiers under Covert. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics vi, in tr. Virgil Wks. 122 Thy Bees a quiet Station find, And lodge 'em under Covert of the Wind. View more context for this quotation 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Pastorals vii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 31 Sit here with us, in covert of the Wind. 1699 J. Potter Archæologiæ Græcæ II. iii. xx. 165 Walls,..under the Covert of which the Vessels had Protection. 1773 H. More Search after Happiness i. 134 The Dame..Dwells in the covert of yon green retreat. 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. viii. 305 He under covert fought of the broad shield. 1862 G. Rawlinson Five Great Monarchies I. vi. 382 Every theory of roofing and lighting which places the whole of an Assyrian palace under covert. < as lemmas |
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