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• armor, armour go
  protective covering made of metal and used in combat
  
• bell jar, bell glass go
  a bell-shaped glass cover used to protect and display delicate objects or to cover scientific apparatus or to contain gases
  
• binder, ring-binder go
  holds loose papers or magazines
  
• binding, back, cover, book binding go
  the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
  
• blind, screen go
  a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight
  
• bracer, armguard go
  a protective covering for the wrist or arm that is used in archery and fencing and other sports
  
• cap go
  something serving as a cover or protection
  
• cloche go
  a low transparent cover put over young plants to protect them from cold
  
• coaster go
  a covering (plate or mat) that protects the surface of a table (i.e., from the condensation on a cold glass or bottle)
  
• cold frame go
  protective covering consisting of a wooden frame with a glass top in which small plants are protected from the cold
  
• crystal, watch crystal, watch glass go
  a protective cover that protects the face of a watch
  
• dust cover go
  a removable plastic protective covering for a piece of equipment
  
• faceplate go
  a protective covering for the front of a machine or device (as a door lock or computer component)
  
• facing, cladding go
  a protective covering that protects the outside of a building
  
• fallboard, fall-board go
  the hinged protective covering that protects the keyboard of a piano when it is not being played
  
• escutcheon, scutcheon, finger plate go
  a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers
  
• heat shield go
  a protective covering that protects a spacecraft from overheating on reentry
  
• hood, bonnet, cowl, cowling go
  protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine
  
• housing go
  a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component
  
• liner, lining go
  a protective covering that protects an inside surface
  
• mask go
  a protective covering worn over the face
  
• mulch go
  a protective covering of rotting vegetable matter spread to reduce evaporation and soil erosion
  
• roof go
  a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
  
• roof go
  protective covering on top of a motor vehicle
  
• screen go
  a protective covering consisting of netting
  
• shade go
  protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight
  
• sheath go
  a protective covering (as for a knife or sword)
  
• overlay, sheathing, overlayer go
  protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior
  
• shelter go
  protective covering that provides protection from the weather
  
• shield go
  a protective covering or structure
  
• dashboard, splashboard, splasher go
  protective covering consisting of a panel to protect people from the splashing water or mud etc.
  
• splasher go
  a protective covering over or beside a wheel to protect the upper part of a vehicle from splashes of mud
  
• testudo go
  a movable protective covering that provided protection from above
  
• thumbstall go
  protective covering for an injured thumb
  
• toecap go
  a protective leather or steel cover for the toe of a boot or shoe, reinforcing or decorating it
  
• splashboard, washboard go
  protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side