Rain covert - Rain covert

Japanese: 雨覆 - あまおおい

〘noun〙① To cover people or things with cloth, oiled paper, etc. to prevent them from getting wet in the rain. Also, the covering. ※Gyokujinsho (1563) ch. 15 "The pine trees, with their branches and leaves hanging down, are warding off the rain ." ※Tori (1909)〈Mori Ogai〉 "Ishida took off his waterproof cloth rain cover." ② The cover that covers the tip of the sword sheath. Momoyose . ③ The name of a component part of a Japanese boat. The uppermost longitudinal member of a fence. The name originated from the fact that it covers the top of a fence pillar. Amaosae. 〔 Wakan Sen'yoshu (1766)〕④ Part of the feathers on a bird's wing. They grow to cover the flight feathers from above and below, and are found in the front half of the wing. Depending on where they grow, they are classified as primary coverts, large coverts, middle coverts, lower coverts, etc. ※ Tsurezuregusa (around 1331) 66 "Throwing a little of the hair of the rainbow."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 人や物などが雨に濡れるのを防ぐために、布、油紙などでおおうこと。また、そのおおう物。※玉塵抄（1563）一五「松が、枝をつらね葉をたれて、雨(アマ)ををいになったぞ」※鶏（1909）〈森鴎外〉「石田は防水布の雨覆を脱いで」② 太刀のさやの峰の方をおおっている覆輪(ふくりん)。股(もも)寄せ。③ 和船の部材名称。垣立の最上部の縦通材のこと。垣立の柱の上部を覆うというところから生じた呼称。あまおさえ。〔和漢船用集（1766）〕④ 鳥類の翼の羽毛の一部。風切羽を上下からおおうように生えているもので、翼の前半部にある。生えている部位によって、初列雨覆、大雨覆、中雨覆、下雨覆などに区分される。※徒然草（1331頃）六六「あまおほひの毛を少しかなぐり散らして」

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