The Only Use of
covert
in
Romeo and Juliet
- Madam, an hour before the worshipp'd sun
Peer'd forth the golden window of the east,
A troubled mind drave me to walk abroad;
Where,—underneath the grove of sycamore
That westward rooteth from the city's side,—So early walking did I see your son:
Towards him I made; but he was ware of me,
And stole into the covert of the wood:
I, measuring his affections by my own,—That most are busied when they're most alone,—Pursu'd my humour, not pursuing his,
And gladly shunn'd who gladly fled from me.†p. 14.6
Definitions:
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(1)
(covert as in: a covert plan) done in a secret or hidden way
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, covert is used as a noun to describe a hidden or sheltered place.