protective covering vs housing

Other hyponyms of protective covering include armor, armour, bell glass, bell jar, binder, ring-binder, back, binding, book binding, cover, blind, screen, armguard, bracer, cap, cloche, coaster, cold frame, crystal, watch crystal, watch glass, dust cover, faceplate, cladding, facing, fall-board, fallboard, escutcheon, finger plate, scutcheon, heat shield, bonnet, cowl, cowling, hood, lamp shade, lampshade, shade, liner, lining, mask, mulch, roof, roof, screen, shade, sheath, overlay, overlayer, sheathing, shelter, shield, dashboard, splashboard, splasher, splasher, testudo, thumbstall, toecap, splashboard, washboard.