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stealth |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Stealth \Stealth\, n. [OE. staple. See {Steal}, v. t.] 1. The act of stealing; theft. [Obs.] The owner proveth the stealth to have been committed upon him by such an outlaw. --Spenser. 2. The thing stolen; stolen property. [Obs.] ``Sluttish dens . . . serving to cover stealths.'' --Sir W. Raleigh. 3. The bringing to pass anything in a secret or concealed manner; a secret procedure; a clandestine practice or action -- in either a good or a bad sense Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame. --Pope. The monarch, blinded with desire of wealth, With steel invades the brother's life by stealth. --Dryden. I told him of your stealth unto this wood. --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: stealth n : avoiding detection by moving carefully [syn: {stealing}]
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