protective covering, n.
the tough natural covering of some organisms
<noun.animal>
protective covering
a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5
protection protective cover protective covering
sample sentences
"they had no protection from the fallout""wax provided protection for the floors"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
armor, armour
bell jar, bell glass
binder, ring-binder
cover, binding, book binding, back
screen, blind
bracer, armguard
cap
cloche
coaster
cold frame
crystal, watch crystal, watch glass
dust cover
faceplate
facing, cladding
fallboard, fall-board
finger plate, escutcheon, scutcheon
heat shield
cowling, hood, bonnet, cowl
housing
lampshade, lamp shade, shade
lining, liner
mask
mulch
roof
roof
screen
shade
sheath
sheathing, overlay, overlayer
shelter
shield
splashboard, splasher, dashboard
splasher
testudo
thumbstall
toecap
washboard, splashboard
hypernym