covering
/ˈkʌv(ə)rɪŋ
/noun
1A thing used to protect, decorate, or conceal something else: a vinyl floor covering...
- Buy wallpaper, fabric and floor coverings for their practical as well as decorative effect.
- It started as a way to make coverings for floors like this!
- In older houses ceramic tiles are used as floor coverings.
Synonyms
awning, tarpaulin, cowling, casing, housing;
wrapping, wrapper, cover, envelope, sheath, sheathing, sleeve, jacket, lid, top, cap
1.1 [usually in singular] A layer of something that covers something else: the sky was obscured by a covering of cloud...
- They should be stored in a single layer with a loose covering of plastic wrap.
- The drums will then be covered by several impervious layers before a covering of soil to ground level.
- I finished off with a thick covering of bark mulch to preserve moisture, suppress weeds and add organic material.
Synonyms
layer, coating, coat, cover, carpet, blanket, overlay, topping, dusting, cloak, mantle, canopy, film, sheet, veneer, crust, surface, skim, skin, thickness, deposit, veil, pall, shroud