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‘kava-zin n. the fabric, paper, or other material, which covers or is spied over the framework of a kite and forms the main sustaining-surface. eovert ‘kavazt n. one of the fethers coverrng the bases and adjacent parts of the larger wingzfethers and tail-fethers of a bird; a tectrrx; especially, a cover tef ether of the wing; a wing-covert. ante brachial covert, one of the covertzfethers or tectzices 70 DICTIONARY OF AVIATION e located on a bird’s ante brachium or forearm; a cubital covert; a secondary covert. cubital covert, one of the cover tef ethers or tectrices located en the cubst, forearm, or ante brachium of a bird; an ante brachial covert; a secondary covert. greater covert, one of a set or subdivision of the secondary upper wing-coverts -constituting a single row which projects furthest upon the secondary remizges or flight-fethers; one of the major tectrices of the wing; a greater upper secondary covert; a greater secondary covert. inferior coyert, a lower covert; an under covert. least covert, a le er covert. le er covert, one of a set or subdivision of the secondary upper wing-coverts, sncludzng all those clast as either greater coverts or median coverts; one of the minor tectrices of the wing; a le er secondary covert. lower covert, one of the covertzfethers or tectgices on the lower or under side of a bird’s wing; one of the inferior tectzices of the wing; an under covert; an inferior covert. manual covert, one of the covertzfethers or tectrices located on a bird’s manus or hand; a primary covert. median covert, one of a set or subdzrvision of the secondary upper wing-coverts constituting a single row located midway between the greater coverts and the le er coverts; one of the median tectrices of the wing; a median secondary covert; a middle secondary covert; a middle covert. middle covert, a middle secondary covert; a median covert. ® primary covert, one of the wing-coverts which overlie the bases of the primary remrges or flight-fethers; a manual covert. secondary covert, one of the wing-coverts which overlie the bases of the secondary remiges or flight-fethers; an ante brachial or cubital covert. superior covert, an upper covert. under covert, one of the covertzfethers or tectzices located en the under or lower side of a bird’s wing; one of the inferior tectyices of the wing; a lower covert; an inferior covert. upper covert, one of the covertzfethers or tectrices located en the upper side of a bird’s wing; one of the superior tectrices of the wing; a superior covert. upper primary covert, one of the upper or superior coverts which overlie the bases of the primary remrges or flight fet hers of a bird’s wing; one of the set of rather long and and stiffish covert-fethers or tectzices located en the upper side of a bird’s wmg and coverrng the bases of the primaries; one of the (superior) coverts of the primaries. eraft ksa:ft ». [plural craft] any sailing.or floating ve el or outfit, as an airshrp; also, such objects, collectzvly. erank-shaft ‘ksenka:ft 1. [also spelt crankshaft] a shaft turnd or drrven by a crank. erepuscular ksz’paskcu-tez adj. of or pertaining to twilight; resembling twilight, especially the moernzng twilight, as piec-ding the full light of day.