covering (kuvering)

[ Noah removed the covering of the ark. Gen. viii. 13. They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold. Job xxiv. 7. The human mind, fed by constant acce ions of knowledge, periodically grows too large for its theoretical cov erings, and bursts them asunder to appear in new habiliments. Huxley , Man's Place in Nature, p. 72. 2. The act or proce of placing a cover upon something; specifically, in bookbinding, the proce of putting covers on a book. In pamphlet binding covering is done by gluing or pasting the paper cover on the back of the sewed sheets. In leather-work it is effected by drawing the leather over the boards attached to the sides of the book, and turning it in over the edges of the boards and back. The covering of clothbound books is technically known as casing. 3. In ceram., same as glaze.=Syn. Screen, veil, disguise, mask, cloak; envelop, wrapper, integument, case, cover, vesture.