concealment

n. [ OF. concelement. ] 1. The act of concealing; the state of being concealed. [ 1913 Webster ]

But let concealment, like a worm i' the bud,
Feed on her damask cheek. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Some dear cause
Will in concealment wrap me up awhile. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A place of hiding; a secret place; a retreat frem observation. [ 1913 Webster ]

The cleft tree
Offers its kind concealment to a few. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A secret; out of the way knowledge. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Well read in strange concealments. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Law) Suppression of such facts and circumstances as in justice ought to be made known. Wharton. [ 1913 Webster ]