Who into shelter takes their tender bloom.
Young.
Shelter tent,a small tent made of pieces of cotton duck arranged to
button together. In field service the soldiers carry the pieces.
Syn. -- Asylum; refuge; retreat; covert; sanctuary; protection;
defense; security.
Shel"ter (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sheltered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Sheltering.] 1. To be a shelter for; to provide with a shelter; to
cover from injury or annoyance; to shield; to protect.
Those ruins sheltered once his sacred head.
Dryden.
You have no convents . . . in which such persons may be received
and sheltered.
Southey.