Noun

• S: (n) protective covering, protective cover, protection (a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury) "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors"
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• S: (n) covering (an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it))
• S: (n) artificial skin (a synthetic covering with two layers used experimentally to treat burn victims)
• S: (n) bootleg (the part of a boot above the instep)
• S: (n) bubble (a dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic)
• S: (n) canopy (the transparent covering of an aircraft cockpit)
• S: (n) casing (the outermost covering of a pneumatic tire)
• S: (n) chafing gear (covering (usually rope or canvas) of a line or spar to protect it from friction)
• S: (n) cloak (anything that covers or conceals)
• S: (n) cloth covering (a covering made of cloth)
• S: (n) clothing, article of clothing, vesture, wear, wearable, habiliment (a covering designed to be worn on a person's body)
• S: (n) coating, coat (a thin layer covering something) "a second coat of paint"
• S: (n) cover plate (covering consisting of a plate used to cover over or close in a chamber or receptacle)
• S: (n) drape (a sterile covering arranged over a patient's body during a medical examination or during surgery in order to reduce the possibility of contamination)
• S: (n) earmuff (either of a pair of ear coverings (usually connected by a headband) that are worn to keep the ears warm in cold weather)
• S: (n) fig leaf (a covering consisting of anything intended to conceal something regarded as shameful)
• S: (n) finger (one of the parts of a glove that provides covering for a finger or thumb)
• S: (n) flap (any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely) "he wrote on the flap of the envelope"
• S: (n) floor cover, floor covering (a covering for a floor)
• S: (n) folder (covering that is folded over to protect the contents)
• S: (n) footwear, footgear (covering for a person's feet)
• S: (n) hood, exhaust hood (metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes)
• S: (n) hood ((falconry) a leather covering for a hawk's head)
• S: (n) imbrication, overlapping, lapping (covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles))
• S: (n) instep (the part of a shoe or stocking that covers the arch of the foot)
• S: (n) mask (a covering to disguise or conceal the face)
• S: (n) matting (a covering of coarse fabric (usually of straw or hemp))
• S: (n) mercy seat (the golden covering of the ark of the covenant)
• S: (n) paddle box, paddle-box (a wooden covering for the upper part of a paddlewheel)
• S: (n) planking ((nautical) a covering or flooring constructed of planks (as on a ship))
• S: (n) protective covering, protective cover, protection (a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury) "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors"
• S: (n) screen, cover, covert, concealment (a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something) "a screen of trees afforded privacy"; "under cover of darkness"; "the brush provided a covert for game"; "the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background"
• S: (n) swathing (cloth coverings wrapped around something (as a wound or a baby))
• S: (n) thumb (the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb)
• S: (n) toe (the part of footwear that provides a covering for the toes)
• S: (n) top, cover (covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container)) "he removed the top of the carton"; "he couldn't get the top off of the bottle"; "put the cover back on the kettle"
• S: (n) upholstery (covering (padding and springs and webbing and fabric) on a piece of furniture)
• S: (n) wrapping, wrap, wrapper (the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped)
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) protective covering (the tough natural covering of some organisms)