Arden, Forest of | forest formerly covering a large area from Warwickshire through the Midlands into Staffordshire |
arms | armour, mail, protective covering |
bare | unprotected, defenceless, without covering |
barely | in bareness, exposed, without covering |
boot-hose | over-stocking covering the whole of the lower leg |
brace | armoured covering for the arms; or: coat of armour |
canopy | covering above a bed |
case | holder, covering, receptacle |
case | outer covering, surface appearance |
case | mask, disguise, covering |
chape | metal plate on the sheath of a weapon, especially one covering rhe dagger-point |
counterpoint | counterpane, quilted bed-covering |
coverture | covering, garment |
habit | covering, guise, adorning |
hanging | wall-covering, tapestry, curtain |
headpiece | head-covering |
heavens | [covering over the rear of a stage] sky |
helm | covering of hair |
hive | beehive-shaped head-covering |
hood | [unclear meaning] head-covering, bonnet, mask |
kerchief | cloth head-covering, scarf |
mantle | surface vegetable matter, covering |
pia mater | [Latin] dutiful mother: membrane covering the brain; brain |
pleat | fold, hanging, covering |
quilt | quilted furnishing, padded covering |
shoulder-piece | armour covering the shoulder |
square | square piece of material covering the chest, embroidered breast-piece |
thin | thinly clad, with little covering |
vault | roof, covering, ceiling |