cov·er·all
ˈkə-vər-ˌȯl 
: a one-piece outer garment worn to protect other garments
—usually used in plural
cov·er-all
ˈkə-vər-ˌȯl
: comprehensive
cover-all provisions
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Adjective
a detailed plan for cover-all health insurance
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Theodore R. Johnson, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
That includes ensuring personal protective gear – such as face shields or goggles, respirator masks, rubber coveralls and boots – are available to workers on farms with infected animals.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, USA TODAY, 3 June 2024
Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 29 Feb. 2024
In fact, the laser-loon cards are all gone, as are the cover-all stickers that existing cardholders could request in lieu of new cards.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2024
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Noun
Rosie the Riveter wore coveralls and flexed her muscles as proof that women could power an industrial economy.
—Theodore R. Johnson, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
That includes ensuring personal protective gear – such as face shields or goggles, respirator masks, rubber coveralls and boots – are available to workers on farms with infected animals.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, USA TODAY, 3 June 2024
Adjective
Also available are Laser Loon cover-all stickers that existing cardholders can request instead of the new cards and without needing to create new library accounts.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 29 Feb. 2024
In fact, the laser-loon cards are all gone, as are the cover-all stickers that existing cardholders could request in lieu of new cards.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2024
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“Coverall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coverall. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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coverall
noun
cov·er·all
ˈkəv-ə-ˌrȯl
: a one-piece outer garment worn to protect clothes
—usually used in plural
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