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покро́в — meaning in English

Pokrov

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English meaning

  • blanket noun A large piece of soft, thick fabric used for warmth, typically on a bed or wrapped around the body.
  • cloak noun A long, loose outer garment that hangs from the shoulders, often without sleeves.
  • coating noun A thin layer of a substance applied to a surface.
  • shroud noun A cloth used to wrap a dead body for burial.

Senses

покро́в is used for these senses in English:

  • Intercession of the Theotokos (Eastern Orthodoxy, Eastern Catholic) Christian feast of the Mother of God
  • Pokrov A city in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine.
  • blanket A covering layer of anything.
  • cloak A blanket-like covering, often metaphorical.
  • coating A thin outer layer.
  • integument (biology) An outer protective covering such as the feathers or skin of an animal, a rind or shell.
  • shroud Especially, the dress for the dead; a winding sheet.

blanket — full definition

  1. noun A large piece of soft, thick fabric used for warmth, typically on a bed or wrapped around the body.
  2. noun A covering layer of something, often used figuratively.
  3. adj Applying generally to every case, without exceptions.
  4. verb To cover something completely, as if with a blanket.

cloak — full definition

  1. noun A long, loose outer garment that hangs from the shoulders, often without sleeves.
  2. noun Something that hides or disguises the truth.
  3. verb To cover, hide, or disguise something.

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