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covering

Webster 1828

COVERING, participle present tense Spreading over; laying over; concealing; vailing; clothing; wrapping; inclosing; protecting; disguising.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 8:13.He spread a cloud for a covering Psalms 105:39.Destruction hath no covering Job 26:6.2. A cover; a lid.Every open vessel that hath no covering Numbers 19:15.3. Clothing; raiment; garments; dress.They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold. Job 24:7