2 definitions found
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 1.6 [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}, {secreting}]
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