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covert
adjective
done
secretly
or
kept
hidden
so
that
other
people
do
not
notice
•
The
spies
used
covert
methods
to
gather
information
about
the
enemy
.
The
spies
used
covert
methods
to
gather
information
about
the
enemy
.
•
Maria
arranged
a
covert
meeting
with
the
whistle-blower
in
a
quiet
café
.
Maria
arranged
a
covert
meeting
with
the
whistle-blower
in
a
quiet
café
.
From
Old
French
covert
“
covered
,
protected
,”
from
Latin
cooperīre
"
to
cover
."
Sense
of
“
secret
”
dates
from
the
14th
century
.
noun
a
thick
area
of
bushes
or
small
trees
that
provides
shelter
or
a
hiding
place
for
animals
or
people
•
The
deer
disappeared
into
a
covert
at
the
edge
of
the
meadow
.
The
deer
disappeared
into
a
covert
at
the
edge
of
the
meadow
.
•
Hunters
waited
silently
near
the
forest
covert
,
hoping
game
would
emerge
at
sunrise
.
Hunters
waited
silently
near
the
forest
covert
,
hoping
game
would
emerge
at
sunrise
.
Same
root
as
the
adjective
:
originally
“
covered
place
.”
In
hunting
jargon
from
the
15th
century
.
noun
one
of
the
small
feathers
that
cover
the
bases
of
a
bird
’
s
larger
flight
feathers
on
its
wings
or
tail
•
The
ornithologist
gently
lifted
the
wing
to
examine
the
bird
’
s
greater
covert
.
The
ornithologist
gently
lifted
the
wing
to
examine
the
bird
’
s
greater
covert
.
•
Bright
blue
coverts
help
the
kingfisher
stand
out
against
the
riverbank
.
Bright
blue
coverts
help
the
kingfisher
stand
out
against
the
riverbank
.
Adopted
into
ornithological
use
in
the
18th
century
,
figuratively
extending
the
idea
of
something
that
"
covers
"
other
feathers
.
