v. t.
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing. Prov. xxv. 2. [ 1913 Webster ]
Declare ye among the nations, . . . publish and conceal not. Jer. l. 2. [ 1913 Webster ]
He which finds him shall deserve our thanks, . . .
He that conceals him, death. Shak.
Bur double griefs afflict concealing hearts. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
Both dissemble deeply their affections. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
We have in these words a primary sense, which reveals a future state, and a secondary sense, which hides and secretes it. Warburton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Capable of being concealed. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Hidden; kept from sight; secreted.
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Concealed weapons (Law),
n. One who conceals. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OF. concelement. ]
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 ]
The cleft tree
Offers its kind concealment to a few. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]
Well read in strange concealments. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]