English → Latin
“covering” in Latin
vestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesturevestīmentumgarment, robe, article of clothing; clothes, clothing, garmentsvestiōto clothe, dress; to adorn, attire, deck; to cover, blanketamictuscloak, mantle; clothing, garb; fashionvēlāmencover, covering; clothing, robe, garment; veilvēlāmentumcovering; screeninvolūcrumwrapper, covering, case, envelopeintegumentumcovering; lid; a mean of defense
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
covering
Whatever is placed on or over any object [Vid: COVER].
Dress, vestis: vestimentum: vestitus (general terms): amictus (if intended to be wrapped round the body): velamen: velamentum: involucrum: integumentum (husk, outer covering).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for covering?
- The usual Latin words for “covering” are vestis, vestīmentum, vestiō; also amictus, vēlāmen, vēlāmentum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.