couverture

/K UW1 V ER0 CH ER0/
noun
  1. 1

    Chocolate prepared for covering cakes and sweets; such a covering.

noun
  1. 1

    A common law doctrine developed in England during the Middle Ages, whereby a woman's legal existence, upon marriage, was subsumed by that of her husband, particularly with regard to ownership of property and protection.

  2. 2

    Shelter, hiding place.

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