Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An underlying covering; specifically, the coat of soft hair, fur, or wool which forms the chief covering of many mammals, overlaid and hidden by long, coarse hairs. The fur of the beaver and otter, the woolly coat of the musk ox, and the fleece of the Cashmere goat are familiar examples.
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Examples
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The New York Times today runs just a short story on the Globe negotiations, sticking to a pattern of undercovering what's happening here.
Archive 2009-05-01 2009
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A third of Americans say news organizations are undercovering the war, a
Journalism No More Teresa 2008
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A third of Americans say news organizations are undercovering the war, a
Journalism No More Teresa 2008
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A third of Americans say news organizations are undercovering the war, a
Archive 2008-10-01 Teresa 2008
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And given the fact also that we're undercovering a lot of foreign news, this was a lot of resources and a lot of money to be spent.
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A third of Americans say news organizations are undercovering the war, a
Journalism No More Teresa 2008
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Clinton also faulted The Times for undercovering various comments by Obama about the war, including some about the 2002 Iraq War resolution, the source says.
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And he was flayed of the Persians, and of his skin was made to the king of Persia an undercovering, and thus he died cursedly.
The Golden Legend, vol. 3 1230-1298 1900
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Cashmere wool is a fine, downy undercovering, obtained by combing the fleece of a goat native to the Kashmir Valley in India.
Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges 1895
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After woefully undercovering the scandal in its news pages, The Journal's editorial page is now leaping to the defense of its owner.
NYT > Home Page By JOE NOCERA 2011
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