covering

Noun
  1. is a type of: natural object - an object occurring naturally; not made by man
    subtypes:
    • scale - a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
    • shell - the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod
    • test - a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins
    • body covering - any covering for the body or a body part
    • case, sheath - an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
    • integument - an outer protective covering such as the skin of an animal or a cuticle or seed coat or rind or shell
    • blanket, mantle - anything that covers
    • crust, encrustation, incrustation - a hard outer layer that covers something
    • envelope - a natural covering (as by a fluid)
    • cap, hood - a protective covering that is part of a plant
    • indument, indumentum - a covering of fine hairs (or sometimes scales) as on a leaf or insect
    • roof - the inner top surface of a covered area or hollow space
    • shell - a rigid covering that envelops an object
    • eggshell, shell - the exterior covering of a bird's egg
    • skim - a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid
    • slough - any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake)
    • snowcap - a covering of snow (as on a mountain peak)
    • vesture - something that covers or cloaks like a garment
    • peridium - outer layer of the spore-bearing organ in many fungi
    • pericarp, seed vessel - the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary
    • chlamys, floral envelope, perianth, perigone, perigonium - collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils
    • sac, theca - a case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule
    • indusium - a membrane enclosing and protecting the developing spores especially that covering the sori of a fern
    • bark - tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
    same as: cover, natural covering
  2. is a type of: artefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole
    subtypes:
    • artificial skin - a synthetic covering with two layers used experimentally to treat burn victims
    • bootleg - the part of a boot above the instep
    • bubble - a dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic
    • canopy - the transparent covering of an aircraft cockpit
    • casing - the outermost covering of a pneumatic tire
    • chafing gear - covering (usually rope or canvas) of a line or spar to protect it from friction
    • cloak - anything that covers or conceals
    • cloth covering - a covering made of cloth
    • article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, vesture, wear, wearable - a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
    • coat, coating - a thin layer covering something
    • cover plate - covering consisting of a plate used to cover over or close in a chamber or receptacle
    • 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
    • earmuff - either of a pair of ear coverings (usually connected by a headband) that are worn to keep the ears warm in cold weather
    • fig leaf - a covering consisting of anything intended to conceal something regarded as shameful
    • finger - one of the parts of a glove that provides covering for a finger or thumb
    • flap - any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely
    • floor cover, floor covering - a covering for a floor
    • folder - covering that is folded over to protect the contents
    • footgear, footwear - covering for a person's feet
    • exhaust hood, hood - metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes
    • hood - (falconry) a leather covering for a hawk's head
    • imbrication, lapping, overlapping - covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)
    • instep - the part of a shoe or stocking that covers the arch of the foot
    • mask - a covering to disguise or conceal the face
    • matting - a covering of coarse fabric (usually of straw or hemp)
    • mercy seat - the golden covering of the ark of the covenant
    • paddle box, paddle-box - a wooden covering for the upper part of a paddlewheel
    • planking - (nautical) a covering or flooring constructed of planks (as on a ship)
    • protection, protective cover, protective covering - a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury
    • concealment, cover, covert, screen - a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
    • swathing - cloth coverings wrapped around something (as a wound or a baby)
    • thumb - the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb
    • toe - the part of footwear that provides a covering for the toes
    • cover, top - covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container)
    • upholstery - covering (padding and springs and webbing and fabric) on a piece of furniture
    • wrap, wrapper, wrapping - the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped
  3. is a type of: concealing, concealment, hiding - the activity of keeping something secret
    same as: cover, masking, screening
  4. is a type of: protection - the activity of protecting someone or something
    subtypes: dressing, grooming - the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes
  5. is a type of: manual labor, manual labour - labor done with the hands
    subtypes:
    • anointing, anointment - the act of applying oil or an oily liquid
    • fumigation - the application of a gas or smoke to something for the purpose of disinfecting it
    • foliation - the work of coating glass with metal foil
    • galvanisation, galvanization - either the work of covering with metal by the use of a galvanic current or the coating of iron with zinc to protect it from rusting
    • lubrication - an application of a lubricant to something
    • pavage, paving - the act of applying paving materials to an area
    • painting - the act of applying paint to a surface
    • spraying - the application of a liquid in the form of small particles ejected from a sprayer
    • tin-plating, tinning - the application of a protective layer of tin
    • tinning - the application of a thin layer of soft solder to the ends of wires before soldering them
    • paperhanging, papering - the application of wallpaper
    • daubing, plastering - the application of plaster
    • plating - the application of a thin coat of metal (as by electrolysis)
    • scumble - the application of very thin coat of color over the surface of a picture
    • tiling - the application of tiles to cover a surface
    • waxing - the application of wax to a surface
    • facing, lining - providing something with a surface of a different material
    same as: application, coating

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