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.
A place of hiding; a secret place; a retreat frem observation. The cleft tree Offers its kind concealment to a few. Thomson.
A secret; out of the way knowledge. [Obs.] Well read in strange concealments. Shak.
Suppression of such facts and circumstances as in justice ought to be made known. Wharton.
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