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The disguise a thing wears until you decide to judge it anyway.
means To put something over or in front of another thing — to protect, conceal, or extend across it — or the thing that does the covering.
from From Old French 'covrir' and ultimately Latin 'cooperire,' a fusion of 'co-' (an intensifying 'completely') and 'operire' (to close, to shut). So at heart it means 'to shut completely over' — the same 'operire' that hides in 'aperture' once you strip its negative twin away. English took it on after the Norman conquest brought Old French words sweeping in, and it has been spreading itself over things ever since.
- book law
- Everyone judges by it; publishers spend fortunes accordingly
- music twist
- Some covers outsell the original by miles
- military use
- Cover stops bullets; concealment only hides you
- insurance
- Reading the fine print reveals what's actually covered
time magazine cover — monthly magazine covers featuring world leaders and celebrities since 1923
playboy magazine cover — monthly centerfold covers featuring models, published since 1953