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covered

/ˈkʌvə(ɹ)d/ adjective A2
  1. Overlaid (with) or enclosed (within something). · The hilltops are all covered in snow.
  2. Prepared for, or having dealt with, some matter (figuratively) · With my insurance, I am covered for earthquake damage.
  3. Than whom another player has more money available for betting. · John has $100 on the table, while Jill only has $75. John has Jill covered.
  4. Wearing one's hat. (dated)
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He was clad only in a pink dressing gown, which covered his night clothes.
The Valley of Fear, p. 27 · C1
Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with spectators; it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship, like the Pharaon, has been built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocée docks, and belongs to an owner of the city.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1 · C1
“Take out my straw and scatter it over the little girl and the dog and the Lion,” he said to the Woodman, “and the bees cannot sting them.” This the Woodman did, and as Dorothy lay close beside the Lion and held Toto in her arms, the straw covered them entirely.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 81 · B2
The road was still paved with yellow brick, but these were much covered by dried branches and dead leaves from the trees, and the walking was not at all good.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 31 · B2

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