hid

n. [ From hide a quantity of land. ] (O. Eng. Law.) A tax formerly paid to the kings of England for every hide of land. [ Written also hydage. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Sp., contr. fr. hijo de algo, i. e., son of something; hijo son (fr. LL. filius) + algo something, fr. L. aliquod. Cf. Fidalgo. ] A title, denoting a Spanish nobleman of the lower class. [ 1913 Webster ]

p. p. & a. from Hide. Concealed; put out of view; secret; not known; mysterious. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hidden fifths or
Hidden octaves (Mus.), consecutive fifths or octaves, not sounded, but suggested or implied in the parallel motion of two parts towards a fifth or an octave.

Syn. -- Hidden, Secret, Covert. Hidden may denote either known to on one; as, a hidden disease; or intentionally concealed; as, a hidden purpose of revenge. Secret denotes that the thing is known only to the party or parties concerned; as, a secret conspiracy. Covert literally denotes what is not open or avowed; as, a covert plan; but is often applied to what we mean shall be understood, without openly expressing it; as, a covert allusion. Secret is opposed to known, and hidden to revealed. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bring to light the hidden things of darkness. 1 Cor. iv. 5. [ 1913 Webster ]

My heart, which by a secret harmony
Still moves with thine, joined in connection sweet. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

By what best way,
Whether of open war, or covert guile,
We now debate. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ After W. E. Hidden. ] (Min.) An emerald-green variety of spodumene found in North Carolina; lithia emerald, -- used as a gem. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a hidden manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. hide, hude, AS. h&ymacr_;d; akin to D. huid, OHG. hūt, G. haut, Icel. hūð, Dan. & Sw. hud, L. cutis, Gr. ky`tos; and cf. Gr. sky`tos skin, hide, L. scutum shield, and E. sky. √13. ] 1. The skin of an animal, either raw or dressed; -- generally applied to the undressed skins of the larger domestic animals, as oxen, horses, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The human skin; -- so called in contempt. [ 1913 Webster ]

O tiger's heart, wrapped in a woman's hide! Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. hīd, earlier hīged; prob. orig., land enough to support a family; cf. AS. hīwan, hīgan, members of a household, and E. hind a peasant. ] (O. Eng. Law.) (a) An abode or dwelling. (b) A measure of land, common in Domesday Book and old English charters, the quantity of which is not well ascertained, but has been differently estimated at 80, 100, and 120 acres. [ Written also hyde. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Hided; p. pr. & vb. n. Hiding. ] To flog; to whip. [ Prov. Eng. & Low, U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]