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not displayed or acknowledged openly
- During the meeting, she made a covert gesture to signal her colleague.
- She employed a covert strategy to avoid alerting her competitors.
- His covert involvement in the negotiations was only discovered later.
- They executed a covert plan to influence the outcome without drawing attention.
- The agent’s covert actions were hidden from public view to ensure the mission’s success.
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legally or socially protected as a married woman
- In 18th-century law, a wife was considered covert upon marriage.
- The property belonged to the husband, as the wife was covert.
- Covert women had limited legal rights compared to unmarried women.
- Historical texts describe a woman's covert status in the family.
- Being covert meant her husband managed all her financial affairs.