| blowhole |
in the ice covering a body of water, a hole to which whales and other marine mammals come to breathe. [1/3 definitions] |
| bonnet |
any protective cap or covering device. [1/6 definitions] |
| boot |
a covering for the foot and all or some of the leg, usu. made of leather or rubber and worn for protection. [1/10 definitions] |
| bootee |
any such foot covering. [1/2 definitions] |
| breastplate |
a plate of armor covering the chest. |
| breechcloth |
a piece of material worn as covering for the loins; loincloth. |
| brood |
to protect (young birds) by covering with the body or wings. [1/7 definitions] |
| cachet |
a waferlike outer covering used to envelop bad-tasting medicine. [1/4 definitions] |
| café curtains |
short unpleated curtains, esp. for covering the lower half of a window. |
| camouflage |
a method of concealing something such as a person, vehicle, or building, esp. from an enemy military force, by covering it or coloring it so as to imitate its surroundings. [2/5 definitions] |
| canopy |
a suspended covering, usu. of fabric held up on poles, as over a bed, dining area, ceremonial area, or walkway. [1/5 definitions] |
| capsule |
any of several kinds of cases or envelopes covering or enclosing parts of living things, such as the seed case of certain fruits, or the membranous cover of a joint or organ. [1/7 definitions] |
| carapace |
a horny covering or shield on the back of certain animals such as turtles and crustaceans. |
| carpet |
a heavy fabric covering for floors, often used to cover the floors of entire rooms. (Cf. rug.) [2/3 definitions] |
| case2 |
a protective or ornamental outer covering. [1/5 definitions] |
| casing |
a covering or wrapping. [3/4 definitions] |
| cast |
a thick, rigid covering for an injured limb or joint, usu. made of plaster and gauze. [1/18 definitions] |
| cementum |
a bonelike tissue covering the root of a tooth. |
| cestus2 |
in ancient Rome, a hand covering made of strips of leather weighted with iron or lead and worn by boxers. |
| clapboard |
a long, narrow board, thicker along one horizontal edge than the other and used as an overlapped covering or siding for houses or buildings. [1/3 definitions] |
| cloche |
a bell-shaped glass top for covering plants. [1/2 definitions] |