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单词 covered
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coveredadj.

Brit. /ˈkʌvəd/, U.S. /ˈkəvərd/
Forms: Also Middle English–1600s couered, Middle English curyd, kevvryd.
Etymology: < cover n.1, cover v.1 + -ed suffix1.
1.
a. Having a cover, covering, or lid.
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the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > [adjective] > closed or shut > having a lid
liddedc900
covered1463
cured1463
operculated1657
opercular1858
1463 in S. Tymms Wills & Inventories Bury St. Edmunds (1850) 41 My best gay cuppe of erthe kevvryd.
1463 in S. Tymms Wills & Inventories Bury St. Edmunds (1850) 42 My browne cuppe of erthe curyd.
a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) iii. iv. 23 I doe thinke him as concaue as a couered goblet. View more context for this quotation
b. Of a ship: Decked.
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel of specific construction or shape > [adjective] > having deck(s)
covereda1656
decked1788
a1656 J. Ussher Ann. World (1658) vi. 421 King Eumenes, coming from Elæa with 20 covered ships.
c. Of base coin: Overlaid or plated (with precious metal).
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society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > [adjective] > overlaid with precious metal
covered1728
foderate1853
1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Medals Cover'd or Plaited Medals..have only a thin Silver Leaf over the Copper.
2. Concealed, hidden; secret; of concealed or ambiguous meaning. Obsolete.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [adjective]
dernc897
dighela1000
hid?c1225
stillc1275
stillyc1275
covertc1303
secrec1374
secret1399
secretivec1470
covered1484
dark1532
underhid1532
hiddena1547
concealed1558
abstruse1576
unshewing1598
mystical1600
of secreta1616
mystica1625
subterraneous1652
researched1653
hugger-mugger1692
hidlingsa1810
sub rosa1824
cachet1837
cloak and dagger1841
theftuous1881
q.t.1910
closet1966
down-low1991
the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > depth, obscurity > [adjective]
higheOE
dighela1000
deepc1000
darkOE
starkOE
dusk?c1225
subtle1340
dimc1350
subtilea1393
covert1393
mystica1398
murka1400
cloudyc1400
hard?c1400
mistyc1400
unclearc1400
diffuse1430
abstractc1450
diffused?1456
exquisitec1460
obnubilous?a1475
obscure?a1475
covered1484
intricate?a1500
nice?a1500
perplexeda1500
difficilea1513
difficult1530
privy1532
smoky1533
secret1535
abstruse?1549
difficul1552
entangled1561
confounded1572
darksome1574
obnubilate1575
enigmatical1576
confuse1577
mysteriousa1586
Delphic1598
obfuscatea1600
enfumed1601
Delphicala1603
obstruse1604
abstracted1605
confused1611
questionable1611
inevident1614
recondite1619
cryptic1620
obfuscated1620
transcendent1624
Delphian1625
oraculous1625
enigmatic1628
recluse1629
abdite1635
undilucidated1635
clouded1641
benighted1647
oblite1650
researched1653
obnubilated1658
obscurative1664
tenebrose1677
hyperbyssal1691
condite1695
diffusive1709
profound1710
tenebricose1730
oracular1749
opaque1761
unenlightening1768
darkling1795
offuscating1798
unrecognizable1817
tough1820
abstrusive1848
obscurant1878
out-of-focus1891
unplumbable1895
inenubilable1903
non-transparent1939
1484 W. Caxton tr. G. de la Tour-Landry Bk. Knight of Tower (1971) cxxv. 168 Yf she had hold her self more secrete and couered.
1562 Certayn Serm. preached in Lincs. in H. Latimer 27 Serm. f. 87v Yet he doth it with darke and couered wordes.
1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius 173 Either by his covered, or discovered will.
3. Thickly clothed with some vegetative growth. Now only in combination, as brake-covered, moss-covered, weed-covered.
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the world > the earth > land > landscape > fertile land or place > land with vegetation > [adjective]
greeneOE
strongc1230
verdant1590
shrubby1598
shaggy1605
tufted1606
tufty1612
covered1632
vegetated1697
covert1707
verdurous1717
shagged1784
matted1791
vegetive1855
scrubbed1870
flourishing1883
1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. (1682) vii. 320 Some were in the covered Fields hunting their prey.
1678 A. Lovell tr. La Fontaine Mil. Duties Cavalry 119 An Army passing through a close and covered Country.
4.
a. Roofed or closed in overhead. covered bridge, covered market.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > [adjective] > covered
ykeuered1393
yhyledc1394
ceiledc1430
covered1667
ycovered1737
overlaid1843
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > roof > [adjective] > roofed
covert1393
roofed1555
heeled1578
unreaved1646
covered1667
roofy1697
cleithral1849
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 763 The spacious Hall..like a cover'd field. View more context for this quotation
1709 J. Addison Tatler No. 123. ⁋2 These were most of them covered Walks.
1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters iii. 262 There is not a covered way to walk in after drinking.
1809 Tales of Other Realms II. 135 In about two hours we passed over a covered bridge.
1863 Miss Jemima's Swiss Jrnl. (1963) iv. 102 Ripe apricots, procured in a large covered market.
1875 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) I. 195 They walked about in the covered court.
1914 A. Bennett Price of Love xiv. 285 The covered market, which, having one entrance in the market-place and another in Wedgwood Street, connects the two thoroughfares.
1949 Clarke County Democrat (Grove Hill, Alabama) 13 Jan. 7/4 Covered bridges..are still an important factor in our country's transportation system.
1969 C. Storr Rufus v. 58 A silly, frightened sheep's face..looked round the big covered market.
b. covered wagon n. a wagon with a tilt (tilt n.1 3). Also in extended use: an aeroplane in which the pilot and passengers are covered in. Chiefly U.S.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > [noun] > covered
covered wagon1745
wagon-tent1845
1745 P. Durell Log 20 May in J. S. McLennan Louisbourg (1918) 163 The commander in chief..shall have liberty to send off covered waggons to be inspected only by one officer of ours.
1842 M. Crawford Jrnl. (1897) 5 Rode all night in a covered wagon.
1846 R. B. Sage Scenes Rocky Mts. (1859) 319 A singular natural elevation in the form of a covered waggon.
1864 T. L. Nichols 40 Years Amer. Life I. 108 Great covered waggons—such as are called vans in England—went about the country collecting the rosy maidens.
1928 Daily Mail 7 May 6/4 Covered Wagons.—Applied to the first cabin aeroplanes and used for any 'planes in which pilot or passengers are sheltered.
1946 L. Mumford City Devel. 55 The covered wagon in one age and the trailer in ours both have their specific uses.
1948 Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City) 16 May e 28/1 A sizeable percentage of the nation's population..believes that in Oklahoma the people still..travel in covered wagons.
1958 L. van der Post Lost World of Kalahari i. 15 The trekkers, or covered-wagon pioneers of my people, kept patrols of horsemen scouting well ahead.
5. Wearing one's hat; keeping one's hat on.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > wearing headgear > wearing a hat
hattedc1450
coveredc1669
tiled1792
c1669 S. Colvil in Maidment Sc. Pasquils (1868) 394 And speak to Statesmen with your hat on; And covered, round in ladies' ears.
1727 J. Swift Wonder of Wonders He stands always covered, even in the presence of the king.
6. Sheltered, protected, screened; spec. in Fortificationcovered flank, covered-way (formerly covert-way; see covert adj. 1b): see quots.
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society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > [noun] > covered ways
way1481
corridor1591
covert way1591
caponier1683
covered-way1685
the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > refuge or shelter > [adjective] > of the nature of a shelter > sheltered
sheltered1597
covert1610
covered1685
screened1696
shrouded1841
1685 Mr. Travestin Acct. Proc. against Turks 28 The besieged made a Sally by a covered way.
1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Flank Low, Cover'd, or Retired Flank, is the Platform of the Casemate, which lies hid in the Bastion.
1828 J. M. Spearman Brit. Gunner 205 The covered-way is intended to form a communication round the place, and to prevent the enemy from approaching the counterscarpe of the ditch.
1859 F. A. Griffiths Artillerist's Man. (1862) 261 The Covered way is a space of about 30 feet broad, extending round the counterscarp of the ditch, being covered by a parapet..with a banquette.

Compounds

covered-binding n. Mining = plank-timbering (see quot.).
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1881 Trans. Amer. Inst. Mining Engineers 1880–1 9 124 Covered-binding, = Plank-timbering, the lining of a shaft with rectangular plank frames.
covered-eyed adj. having eyes protected by a covering; opposed to naked-eyed.
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1857 L. J. R. Agassiz Contrib. Nat. Hist. U.S.A. I. 71 The Covered-eyed Medusæ.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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