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covered (adj.)
late 14c., past-participle adjective from cover (v.). Oldest attested sense is in reference to women, "wearing the usual head-covering." Covered wagon is attested by 1745.
updated on April 26, 2018
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late 14c., past-participle adjective from cover (v.). Oldest attested sense is in reference to women, "wearing the usual head-covering." Covered wagon is attested by 1745.
updated on April 26, 2018