natural object - an object occurring naturally; not made by man

scale - a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals

shell - the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc

test - a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins

body covering - any covering for the body or a body part

sheath, case - an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part

integument - an outer protective covering such as the skin of an animal or a cuticle or seed coat or rind or shell

blanket, mantle - anything that covers; "there was a blanket of snow"

crust, encrustation, incrustation - a hard outer layer that covers something

envelope - a natural covering (as by a fluid); "the spacecraft detected an envelope of gas around the comet"

indument, indumentum - a covering of fine hairs (or sometimes scales) as on a leaf or insect

shell - a rigid covering that envelops an object; "the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice"

eggshell, shell - the exterior covering of a bird's egg

skim - a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid; "there was a thin skim of oil on the water"

slough - any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake)

snowcap - a covering of snow (as on a mountain peak)

vesture - something that covers or cloaks like a garment; "fields in a vesture of green"

peridium - outer layer of the spore-bearing organ in many fungi

pericarp, seed vessel - the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary

chlamys, floral envelope, perianth, perigone, perigonium - collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils

theca, sac - a case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule

indusium - a membrane enclosing and protecting the developing spores especially that covering the sori of a fern

bark - tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants

artefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole

artificial skin - a synthetic covering with two layers used experimentally to treat burn victims

bootleg - the part of a boot above the instep

bubble - a dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic

canopy - the transparent covering of an aircraft cockpit

casing - the outermost covering of a pneumatic tire

chafing gear - covering (usually rope or canvas) of a line or spar to protect it from friction

cloak - anything that covers or conceals

cloth covering - a covering made of cloth

article of clothing, clothing, vesture, wear - a covering designed to be worn on a person's body

coating, coat - a thin layer covering something; "a second coat of paint"

cover plate - covering consisting of a plate used to cover over or close in a chamber or receptacle

drape - a sterile covering arranged over a patient's body during a medical examination or during surgery in order to reduce the possibility of contamination

earmuff - either of a pair of ear coverings (usually connected by a headband) that are worn to keep the ears warm in cold weather

fig leaf - a covering consisting of anything intended to conceal something regarded as shameful

finger - the part of a glove that provides a covering for one of the fingers

flap - any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely; "he wrote on the flap of the envelope"

floor cover, floor covering - a covering for a floor

folder - covering that is folded over to protect the contents

footgear, footwear - covering for a person's feet

exhaust hood, hood - metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes

imbrication, lapping, overlapping - covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)

instep - the part of a shoe or stocking that covers the instep

mask - a covering to disguise or conceal the face

mercy seat - the golden covering of the ark of the covenant

paddle box, paddle-box - a wooden covering for the upper part of a paddlewheel

planking - (nautical) a covering or flooring constructed of planks (as on a ship)

protective cover, protective covering, protection - a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors"

cover, covert, concealment, screen - a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; "they crouched behind the screen"; "under cover of darkness"

swathing - cloth coverings wrapped around something (as a wound or a baby)

thumb - the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb

toe - the part of footwear that provides a covering for the toes

cover, top - covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container); "he removed the top of the carton"; "he couldn't get the top off of the bottle"; "put the cover back on the kettle"

upholstery - covering (padding and springs and webbing and fabric) on a piece of furniture

wrapping, wrapper, wrap - the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped

concealing, hiding, concealment - the activity of keeping something secret

protection - the activity of protecting someone or something; "the witnesses demanded police protection"

grooming, dressing - the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes

manual labor, manual labour - labor done with the hands

anointing, anointment - the act of applying oil or an oily liquid

fumigation - the application of a gas or smoke to something for the purpose of disinfecting it

foliation - the work of coating glass with metal foil

galvanisation, galvanization - either the work of covering with metal by the use of a galvanic current or the coating of iron with zinc to protect it from rusting

lubrication - an application of a lubricant to something

pavage, paving - the act of applying paving materials to an area

painting - the act of applying paint to a surface; "you can finish the job of painting faster with a roller than with a brush"

spraying - the application of a liquid in the form of small particles ejected from a sprayer

tin-plating, tinning - the application of a protective layer of tin

tinning - the application of a thin layer of soft solder to the ends of wires before soldering them; "careful tinning of the ends of wires results in a better joint when you solder them"

paperhanging, papering - the application of wallpaper

daubing, plastering - the application of plaster

plating - the application of a thin coat of metal (as by electrolysis)

scumble - the application of very thin coat of color over the surface of a picture

tiling - the application of tiles to cover a surface

waxing - the application of wax to a surface

lining, facing - providing something with a surface of a different material