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A piece of cardboard, covered with linen and embroidered on one side; -- used to put over the chalice.

To cover or coat with palladium. [R.]

Covered with a mant [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

That which cloaks or covers; disguise; also, the state of being covered or disguised. [Obs.]

l book consisting of a few sheets of printed paper, stitched together, often with a paper cover, but not bound; a short essay or written discussion, usually on a subject of current interest.

o form in or with panels; as, to panel a wainscot. Paneled back (Arch.), the paneled work covering the window back. See Window back.

eral species of Manis, Pholidotus, and related genera, found in Africa and Asia. They are covered with imbricated scales, and feed upon ants. Called also scaly ant-eater.

Covered or adorned with pansies. "The pansied grounds." Darwin.

An assumption of buffoonery to cover some serious purpose. [R.] Donaldson.

A bifurcated garment for a man, covering the body from the waist downwards, and consisting of breeches and stockings in one.

Decorated hangings or coverings for walls, made of paper. See Paper hangings, below.

Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a papilla or papillæ; bearing, or covered with, papillæ; papillose.

To cover with papillæ; to take the form of a papilla, or of papillæ.

Covered with, or bearing, papillæ; resembling papillæ; papillate; papillar; papillary.

Covered with papules.

Covered with, or characterized by, papulæ; papulose.

ies of long trenches constructed before a besieged fortress, by the besieging force, as a cover for troops supporting the attacking batteries. They are roughly parallel to the line of outer defenses of the fortress.

A wall, rampart, or elevation of earth, for covering soldiers from an enemy's fire; a breastwork. See Illust. of Casemate.

wind strips of tarred canvas tightly arround it. Totten. -- To parcel a seam (Naut.), to cover it with a strip of tarred canvas.

To paint; to cover over. [Obs.]