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Webster 1913 Edition


Concealment

Con-ceal′ment

,
Noun.
[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.
Shakespeare
Some dear cause
Will in
concealment
wrap me up awhile.
Shakespeare
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
.
Shakespeare
4.
(Law)
Suppression of such facts and circumstances as in justice ought to be made known.
Wharton.

Webster 1828 Edition


Concealment

CONCEALMENT

,
Noun.
1.
Forbearance of disclosure; a keeping close or secret; as the concealment of opinions or passions.
2.
The act of hiding, covering, or withdrawing from sight; as the concealment of the face by a mask, or of the person by any cover or shelter.
3.
The state of being hid or concealed; privacy; as a project formed in concealment.
4.
The place of hiding; a secret place; retreat from observation; cover from sight.
The cleft tree offers its kind concealment to a few, their food its insects, and its moss their nests.

Definition 2024


concealment

concealment

English

Noun

concealment (plural concealments)

  1. The practice of keeping secrets
  2. The condition of being hidden or concealed
  3. (military) protection from observation or surveillance

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