Emily Dickinson Lexicon

cover (-ed, -s), v. [OFr < L. cooperīre, cover up, conceal.] (webplay: chariots, deceitful, face, hat, lay, night, notice, set, sight, soft).

1. Hide; veil; conceal; put something over; place something over to obscure from view; [fig.] entomb; inter; bury underground for protection.
2. Straddle; overlay; extend over; lay something around.
3. Encompass; include; wrap up.
4. Surround; engulf; overshadow; spread over completely.
5. Phrase. “cover up”: hide; erase; obliterate; obscure completely; hide from view.