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To become covered or marked with freckles; to be spotted.

An oblong cloak button, covered with netted thread, and fastening into a loop instead of a button hole.

Covered with leaves; leafy; as, a frondent tree. [R.]

That which covers the foremost part of the head: a front piece of false hair worn by women. Like any plain Miss Smith's, who wears s front. Mrs. Browning.

e, decorative member in metal, carved wood, or, commonly, in rich stuff or in embroidery, covering the front of the altar. Frontals are usually changed according to the different ceremonies.

Covered with a froth like hoarfrost. [Archaic] The foaming steed with frory bit to steer. Fairfax.

ion of vapor in the atmosphere in time of severe cold. The brig and the ice round her are covered by a strange black obscurity: it is the frost smoke of arctic winters. Kane. -- Frost valve, a valve to drain the portion of a pipe, hydrant, pump, etc., where water would be liable to freeze. -- Jack Frost, a popular per…

Covered with hoarfrost or anything resembling hoarfrost; ornamented with frosting; also, frost-bitten; as, a frosted cake; frosted glass. Frosted work is introduced as a foil or contrast to burnished work. Knight.

A composition of sugar and beaten egg, used to cover or ornament cake, pudding, etc.

Covered with frost; as, the grass is frosty.

To cover with froth; as, a horse froths his chain.

diatom. It is composed of two valves, one overlapping the other, like a pill box and its cover.

the cotangent, OF is the secant OG is the cosecant, AD is the versed sine, and CE is the coversed sine of the are AB. If the length of AB be represented by x (OA being unity) then the lengths of Functions. these lines (OA being unity) are the trigonometrical functions of x, and are written sin x, cos x, tan x (or tang…

The soft, downy covering on the skin of a peach.

Covered with fur; dressed in fur. "Furry nations." Thomson.

A covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep, or for the whole leg from the knee to the instep, fitting down upon the shoe.

Wearing a helmet; protected by a helmet; covered, as with a helmet.

Covered as with a hat or cap. Smart.

Any communication which is covered overhead as well as at the sides. When prepared for defense, it is a defensive galery.

A gaiter, or legging, covering the upper part of the shoe and part of the leg.