coverture

cov·er·ture

noun
\ˈkə-vər-ˌchu̇r, -chər, -ˌtyu̇r, -ˌtu̇r\

Definition of COVERTURE

1

a : covering b : shelter

2

: the status a woman acquires upon marriage under common law

Examples of COVERTURE

1. <under the coverture of a raging snowstorm, the rebels undertook their surprise attack on the fortress>

First Known Use of COVERTURE

13th century

Related to COVERTURE

Synonyms: blanket, cope, cover, covering, cloak, cover-up, curtain, hood, mantle, mask, pall, penumbra, robe, shroud, veil, wraps

Related Words: blind, concealer, screen, shield; fig leaf, Potemkin village, Trojan horse; camouflage, disguise, facade (also façade), face, mask, veneer; gloss, varnish

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Rhymes with COVERTURE

amateur, aperture, armature, blackamoor, carrefour, carte du jour, coinsure, commissure, confiture, connoisseur, curvature, cynosure, embouchure, epicure, filature, forfeiture, garniture, geniture, green-manure, haute couture, immature, insecure, ligature, manicure, overture, paramour, pedicure, plat du jour, portraiture, prelature, premature, quadrature, reassure, Reaumur, reinsure, saboteur, sepulture, sequitur, signature, simon-pure, sinecure, soup du jour, tablature, temperature, to be sure, troubadour, white amur, Yom Kippur