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covering

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covering [′kəv·riŋ]
(mathematics)
For a setA,a collection of sets whose union containsA. Also known as cover.


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Upon which a Currier stood up and said, "Sirs, I differ from you altogether: there is no material for resistance equal to a covering of hides; and nothing so good as leather.
A HIGHWAYMAN confronted a Traveller, and covering him with a firearm, shouted: "Your money or your life
The car, which was of a circular form and fifteen feet in diameter, was made of wicker-work, strengthened with a slight covering of iron, and protected below by a system of elastic springs, to deaden the shock of collision.
 
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