[klum] (n) EN: group ; crowd ; packet ; bundle ; cluster ; collection ; clique ; bloc ; team ; circle ; gang ; lot ; community ; assemblage ; covey ; bevy FR: groupe [ m ] ; clan [ m ] ; cohorte [ f ] ; équipe [ f ] ; peloton [ m ] ; bande [ f ] ; clique [ f ] ; troupe [ f ] ; cercle [ m ] ; noyau [ m ] ; ensemble [ m ] ; classe [ f ] ; bloc [ m ] ; union [ f ] ; série [ f ] ; lot [ m ]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (4 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Covey \Cov"ey\, v. i.
To brood; to incubate. [Obs.]
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[Tortoises] covey a whole year before they hatch.
--Holland.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Covey \Cov"ey\, n.
A pantry. [Prov. Eng.] --Parker.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Covey \Cov"ey\ (k?v"?), n. [OF. cov?e, F. couv?e, fr. cover, F.
couver, to sit or brood on, fr. L. cubare to lie down; cf. E.
incubate. See {Cubit}, and cf. {Cove} to brood.]
1. A brood or hatch of birds; an old bird with her brood of
young; hence, a small flock or number of birds together;
-- said of game; as, a covey of partridges. --Darwin.
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2. A company; a bevy; as, a covey of girls. --Addison.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
covey
n 1: a small collection of people
2: a small flock of grouse or partridge
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