1 a layer of sth that covers sth else:
a thick covering of snow on the ground
2 a layer of material such as carpet or WALLPAPER, used to cover, decorate and protect floors, walls, etc:
floor / wall coverings
3 a piece of material that covers sth:
He pulled the plastic covering off the dead body.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for covering is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is covering a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, covering is tagged as noun.
Does covering appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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