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Webster 1913 Edition
Covering
Cov′er-ing
,Noun.
Anything which covers or conceals, as a roof, a screen, a wrapper, clothing, etc.
Noah removed the
covering
of the ark. Gen. viii. 13.
They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no
covering
in the cold. Job. xxiv. 7.
A
covering
over the well’s mouth. 2 Sam. xvii. 19.
Webster 1828 Edition
Covering
COVERING
,ppr.
COVERING
,Noun.
1.
That which convers; any thing spread or laid over another, whether for security or concealment.Noah removed the covering of the ark. Genesis 8.
He spread a cloud for a covering. Psalm 105.
Destruction hath no covering. Job 26.
2.
A cover; a lid. Every open vessel that hath no covering. Numbers 19.
3.
Clothing; raiment; garments; dress.They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold. Job 24.