covenant 
to convey to him a certain estate : with for be- 
fore the thing or price. 
They covenanted with Mm fur thirty plecei of silver. 
Miit. xxvl. 16. 
l riiiviiiiiili'il :it Minitriiil I" give him a new hat with 
liver button anil loop. Strnir, Sentimental Journey, |>. IH1. 
II. Irtiiu. 1. To agree or subscribe to or 
promise by covenant ; engage by a pledge. 
Aeriinlinn to the word that I rin-numt,',! with ym. 
liag. II. 5. 
To the Irish hee so farrcondlscended. as Brat to tolerate 
in privat, then to covtiant op'nly. the tolerating of Popery. 
MM, Eikoiioklastes, xili. 
We were asked to covfiutid that we would make no 
change without the consent <>f the laity ; hut neither nmlil 
they make any change without the consent of the bishops 
and clergy. Cuntriiiinirai-it ItfP., XI.IX. 310, 
2f. To demand as a condition or stipulation ; 
stipulate. 
Imprimis then, I covenant that your Acquaintance be 
general ; that you admit no sworn Confident, or Intimate 
of your own Sex. Conyrevc, Way of the World, Iv. 5. 
Covenanted civil service. See ririi. Covenanted 
mercies, in theot., divine mercies pledged in some specific 
divine promise, as to those that have received baptism, for 
example, in contradistinction to uncoecnanted inercie* 
that is, mercies not so specifically promised. 
covenant-breaker (kuv'e-nant-bra'ker), , 
One who violates a covenant. Milton. 
covenanted (kuv'e-nan-ted), a. [< covenant + 
-<'<!-,] Holding a position, situation, or the 
like, under a covenant or contract. 
We shall l>e obliged henceforward to have more natives In 
the service, and the duties of the covenanted civilians sent 
from Europe will be more and more those of supervision 
and wise guidance. Contemporary Rev., LI. 27. 
covenantee (kuv'e-nan-te'), [< covenant + 
-ee 1 .] The party "to "a covenant to whom the 
performance of its obligation is expressed to be 
due. 
covenanter (kuv'e-nan-ter), n. (X covenant + 
-efl.] 1. One who makes a covenant; a party 
to an agreement or contract. 
A covenant to do any action at a certain time or place 
Is then dissolved by the covenanter. 
//."... De Corpora Politico, I. 2. 
2. [ej>.] In Scottish hist., one of those who in 
the seventeenth century, particularly in 1638 
and 1643, bound themselves by solemn cove- 
nant to uphold and maintain the Presbyterian 
doctrine and polity as the religion of the coun- 
try, to the exclusion of both prelacy and popery. 
The name continued to be applied to those who dissented 
from the Dual settlement In 1688, more definitely called 
I'ltitirriiniiiiis, and afterward Ke/onnett Pretbyteriant. See 
fur, IM nt, n., 4. 
I am sorry to hear of new oathes In Scotland between 
the covenanter*, who they say will have none but Jesus 
Christ to reign over them. Sir U. Wotton, Letters. 
covenanting (kuv'e-nan-ting),7J. a. [< covenant 
+ -tfw/ 2 .] 1. Of or pertaining to the Covenant- 
ers : as, the covenanting cause. 2. Belonging 
to the extreme party of Presbyterians, known 
as Covenanters, who dissented from the final 
settlement of the matters at issue between the 
Scottish church and the king, and afterward 
formed the Reformed Presbyterian Church : as, 
a covenanting minister. 
Strike this day as If the anvil 
Lay I'rnrutli your blows the while, 
Be they Covenanting traitors, 
Or the brood of false Argyle ! 
.(nt:, mi. Burial March of Dundee. 
covenantor (kuv'e-nan-tor), . [< covenant + 
-or; equiv. to covenanter.] In law, that party 
to a covenant, agreement, or contract by whom 
the obligation expressed in it is to be per- 
formed. 
covenoust (kuv'e-nus), a. See covinoiiy. 
coventt, . [Also, rarely, coven, covin, < ME. 
cotent, covand, covaund (= MLG. kovent, Icarnil. 
convent), < OF. corent, covant, couvant, chou- 
vent, chouvant, also convent, counvent, = Pr. co- 
vent, curen = Sp. Pg. It. convento, < L. conveii- 
<,, a meeting, assembly, agreement, covenant, 
ML. also a convent: see convent, of which co- 
vent is a doublet, the older form in E. In the 
sense of ' covenant,' in part confused with cove- 
nant. Cf. covin-tree.] 1. A meeting; a gather- 
ing ; an assembly. 
If tlii-r shal entre into joure cournt, or gederynge to. 
gydere, a man. H'yclif, Jas. II. 2 (Oxf.). 
Thou hast defemlid me fro the cotie-nt of warierin. 
H'ili-li.1', I's. Ixiii. :l(Oxf.). 
2. A convent or monastery ; the monks or nuns 
collectively. 
All the Covrnte standing about y* Herse, without the 
rajles, singiiu; iliuerse untems. 
limit,' uf rrfffiti-ni'i' (K. E. T. S., extra ser), 1. $4. 
The ahlHit sayd to his covent. 
Lytell Ue*tt / Kobyn Hade (Child's Ballads, V. 80). 
1317 
We were met by two Franciscan Friers, who saluted and 
conveyed us d> (heir mmtt. Sanilyt, Travalles, p. 120. 
I KITH,- the mime of I'nrrnt Harden, in London, a Harden 
formerly attached to u convent "r monastery, now the site 
of a celebrated theater of that name ; also of the city of 
Coventry.} 
3. An agreement ; a covenant. 
Serve thon thy wife, a> thl covaunde was. 
ltrli<litr Antitfua, II. Bdl. 
Thyne covandet for to fulnlle. MS. in llalliirrll. 
Coventry Act, to send to Coventry. See act, 
send. 
coventry-bell (kuv'on-tri-bel), n. [The name 
t'lirrntnj, M K. t'ormtre, is generally explained 
from the convent (ME. corent) established there 
by Earl Leofric, llth century, but the AS. form 
Cofentreo, Cofantreo means 'tree of the cove or 
cave ' ( gen. oteofa, a cove, a chamber (see cove 1 ), 
+ t rt-o, tree), or perhaps ' tree of Cofa ' (a proper 
name).] A name for the canterbury-bell, Cam- 
jiiinitla Medium. 
Coventry-blue (kuv'en-tri-bl8), . Blue thread 
of a superior dye made at Coventry in England, 
and used for embroidery. 
I have lost my thimble ami a skein of Cutentry blue. 
B. Jonton, Gipsies Metamorphosed. 
coventry-rape (kuv'en-tri-rap), n. The Catn- 
jinii ula Bai>unruliM, having tuberous turnip-like 
roots. 
COVe-plane (kov'plan), n. A molding-plane 
cutting out a quarter-round or scotia. /.'. //. 
cover 1 (kuv'er), v. [< ME. cuveren, coveren, 
ktfteren, also keveren, kiveren ( > mod. dial, kiver), 
< OF. covrir, cuvrir, couvrir, F. couvrir = Pr. 
cobrir, cubrir = Sp. cubrir = Pg. cobrir = It. 
coprire, (. L. eooperire, cover, < co- (intensive) 
4- operire, shut, hide, conceal : see cooperculum, 
etc., and of. aperient, apert.'] I. fran*. 1. To 
put something over or upon so as to protect, 
shut in, or conceal; overlay; overspread or 
envelop with something ; specifically, to put a 
cover or covering (designed for the purpose) 
upon : as, to cover a dish ; to cover a chair with 
plush ; to cover a table with a cloth ; to cover 
the body with clothes. 
The locusts . . . shall cover the face, of the earth. 
Ex. i. 5. 
The valleys are covered over with com. Ps. Ixv. 13. 
Go to thy fellows ; bid them cover the table, serve In the 
meat, and we will come to dinner. Shak., M. of V., ill. : 
2. To hide or screen as by something overspread 
or intervening, either literally or figuratively ; 
cause to be invisible or unobserved; put out 
of sight or consideration : as, the top of the 
mountain was covered by a cloud ; they sought 
to cover their guilt : often followed by up : as, 
the thieves covered up their tracks. 
If I say. Surely the darkness shall cover me, even the 
night shall be light about me. Ps. cxxxix. 11. 
Charity shall cover the multitude of sin- 1 Pet Ir. - 
No monument, 
Though high and big as Pellon, shall be able 
To cover this base murder. 
l:,;iu. and Ft., Philaster, T. 3. 
How come others only to make use of the pretence of 
vertue to deceive, and of honesty and integrity to cover 
the deepest dissimulation ? StiUingJteet, Sermons, II. ill. 
3. To pardon or remit: a scriptural use. 
Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin 
Is covered. Ps. xxxll. 1. 
Thou hast corrrrd all their sin. Ps. Ixxxv. 2. 
The sin or defilement Is covered, a legal term which Is 
often equivalent to atonement. 
Bible Commentary, Ps. \\\ii. 1. 
4. Beflexively and figuratively, to invest or 
overspread (one's self or one's reputation with) : 
as, he covered himself with glory. 
In the whole proceedings of the powers that covered 
themtclve* with everlasting Infamy by the partition of 
Poland, there is none more marked for selfish profligacy. 
Brougham. 
5. To shelter ; protect ; defend : as, a squadron 
of horse covered the retreat. 
And the soft wings of peace cover him around. 
CmcUy. 
The loss of the Spaniards, covered as they were by their 
defences, was Inconsiderable. 
PrcKott, Ferd. and Isa., II. 12. 
6. To put the usual head-covering on ; replace 
the hat on. 
For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn. 
1 Cor. xi. 6. 
Nay ; pray be covered. Skat., As you Like it, iii. S. 
7. To travel or pass over ; move through : as, 
the express covered the distance in fifteen min- 
utes. 8. To copulate with : said of male ani- 
mals. 9. To be equal to ; be of the same 
extent or amount; be coextensive with; be 
cover 
equivalent to: as, tin- rt-i'i-ipts 'In not rmvr tin- 
expenses. 10. To include, embrace, or com- 
prehend : as, an offense not covered by any 
statute ; the explanation does not cover all t In 
facts of the case. 
We cannot say that the vague term " the )>eginnlng" cov- 
en the geological age*, became there Is no elm. .tic c i.n.li- 
tiim Iwtween theae and the human period. 
Dawtun, Nature and the Bible, p. 84. 
11. To aim at directly; bring into effective 
range and aim, as of a rifle or other firearm : 
as, he covered the thief with his pistol; hein'<-, 
to command, in a military sense ; occupy a com- 
manding position with regard to. 
The king was encamped in shoa, covering and keeping In 
awe his Mahometan provinces, Fatlg&r and Dawaro. 
Bruce, Source of the Nile, II. 146. 
12. To brood or- sit on, as a hen on eggs or 
chicks. 
Where finding life not yet dislodged quight, 
He much rejoyst, and courd it tenderly. 
As chicken newly hateht, from dreaded destiny. 
Spenier, f. Q., II. vlii. 9. 
Whilst the hen Is covering her eggs, the male generally 
takes his stand upon a nelghlHiuring l>oiigh. 
Additutt, Spectator. 
13. To counterbalance; compensate for: as, 
to cover one's loss. 14. To contain; comprise. 
Covered battery. See battery. Covered conBecu- 
tlves. See cmuecutive.- Covered money. See money. 
Covered way. (a) In fort., an open corridor bordering 
the ditch, and ranging round the outworks, so as to form 
a continuous line of communication, masked from the en- 
emy by a parapet, which in modem use Is regularly formed 
by an embankment. The covered way is the most in- 
dispensable of all the outworks to a besieged garrison, 
Itecause it affords them a covered position beyond the 
ditch from which to make a sortie, or to guard the ditch 
and the communications. If repulsed in a sortie, the cov- 
ered way affords the garrison a secure point of retreat, 
(ft) In iiirli.. a recess left in a brick or stone wall to re- 
ceive the roofing. Gtrilt. Also covert-way. To cover 
Into, to transfer to : as, to cover the balance of an appro- 
priation into the Treasury. 
There remains a considerable sum (about $2,600) to cover 
into the treasury. Science, V. 374. 
To cover aborts or short sales, on the *(* exchange, 
to buy in such stocks as have been sold short, in order U> 
meet one's engagements or for protection against loss. See 
ihort. To cover the buckle, to execute a peculiar and 
difficult step In dancing. [Colloq. ] 
Triplet played like Paganinl, or an Intoxicated demon. 
Wofllngton covered the buckle in gallant style ; she danced, 
the children danced. C. Reade, Peg Wofflugton, vill. 
To cover tie feet See foot. = Syn. 2. To disguise, se- 
crete, screen, shield, mask, cloak, veil, shroud. 
E[. intrans. 1. To envelop or be spread over 
something so that it is invisible: specifically 
said of opaque paints (those having " body "), 
which readily conceal the material upon which 
they are spread. 
The product (white leadj enrert as well as the best sub- 
stance made by the Dutch process, and better than that 
made by the French, being denser and of a finer grain. 
Workshop Receipts, 2d ser., p. 421. 
2. To lay a table for a meal ; prepare a banquet. 
To cover courtly for a king. Greene, Friar Bacon, p. 169. 
Lor. Bid them prepare dinner. 
I. a a a. That is done, too, sir : only, cover Is the word. 
.SVioi., M.of V..IU. 5. 
3. To put one's hat on. 
cover 1 (kuv'er), n. [< cover 1 , v. Cf. covert.] 
1. Something which is laid, placed, or spread 
over or upon another thing to inclose, close, 
envelop, or protect it : as, the cover of a box or a 
dish ; the cover of a bed ; the cover of a book. 
The Latins celebrated the mass of the resurrection, and 
at Gloria in excelsis a caver was let down, and the tapes- 
try on the front of the holy sepulchre appeared, repre- 
senting the resurrection. 
Pococke, Description of the East, II. 1. 18. 
The canvas cover of the buggy had been folded away 
under it. IT. H. Bofer, New Timothy, p. 125. 
2. Something which veils, screens, or shuts 
from sight; an obstruction to vision or per- 
ception ; a concealment ; a screen ; a disguise : 
as, to address a letter under cover to another 
person ; he assumed the disguise of a merchant 
as a cover for his design. 
Their bluntness, as It Is the seeming effect of sincerity, 
is the best carer to artifice. Steclc, Tatler, No. 208. 
The main body retired under cuter of the night Hay. 
3. Shelter of any kind ; defense, as against the 
weather or an enemy; protection: as. the troops 
fought under cover of the batteries. 
By being compelled to lodge in the Meld, nhieh grew 
now to be very cold, whilst his army was under cover, they 
might be forced to retire. Clarendon, Great Rebellion. 
I went under cover of this escort to the end of their 
march. U. S. Grant, Personal Memoirs, I. 386. 
4. Shrubbery, woods, thicket, underbrush, etc., 
which shelter and conceal game : as, to beat a 
; to ride to cover. 
