Hypertext Webster Gateway: "concealment"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Concealment \Con*ceal"ment\, n. [OF. concelement.]
1. The act of concealing; the state of being concealed.

But let concealment, like a worm i' the bud, Feed on
her damask cheek. --Shak.

Some dear cause Will in concealment wrap me up
awhile. --Shak.

2. A place of hiding; a secret place; a retreat frem
observation.

The cleft tree Offers its kind concealment to a few.
--Thomson.

3. A secret; out of the way knowledge. [Obs.]

Well read in strange concealments. --Shak.

4. (Law) Suppression of such facts and circumstances as in
justice ought to be made known. --Wharton.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

concealment
n 1: the condition of being concealed or hidden [syn: {privacy},
{privateness}, {secrecy}]
2: a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something;
"they crouched behind the screen"; "under cover of
darkness" [syn: {screen}, {cover}, {covert}]
3: the activity of keeping something secret [syn: {concealing},
{hiding}]


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