covering vs scant

covering

noun
  • That which covers or conceals; a cover; something spread or laid over or wrapped about another. 

  • Action of the verb to cover. 

  • A continuous map onto a topological space X, 𝜋:E→X, such that there exists a discrete space D and for every x∈X an open neighborhood U⊂X, such that 𝜋⁻¹(U)= displaystyle bigsqcup _(d∈D)V_d and 𝜋|_(V_d):V_d→U is a homeomorphism for every d∈D. 

scant

verb
  • To fail, or become less; to scantle. 

  • To limit in amount or share; to stint. 

adj
  • Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager. 

  • Sparing; parsimonious; chary. 

det
  • Very little, very few. 

noun
  • A sheet of stone. 

  • Scarcity; lack. 

  • A small piece or quantity. 

  • A slightly thinner measurement of a standard wood size. 

  • A block of stone sawn on two sides down to the bed level. 

How often have the words covering and scant occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )