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Full of regret; indulging in regrets; repining. -- Re*gret"ful*ly, adv.

Same as Convolvuln.

A rivulet. [Obs.] Drayton.

One of the red dye products extracted from madder root, and probably identical with ruberythrinic acid.

A leather case or pocket worn by cavalry at the left side, suspended from the sword belt. Campbell (Dict. Mil. Sci. ).

The male of the saker (a).

A yellow amorphous resinoid substance obtained by the action of dilute acids on saligenin.

Hidden; concealed; as, secret treasure; secret plans; a secret vow. Shak. The secret things belong unto the Lord our God; but those things which are revealed belong unto us. Deut. xxix. 29.

etective service of a government. In the United States, in time of peace the bureau of secret service is under the treasury department, and in time of war it aids the war department in securing information concerning the movements of the enemy.

A process in which mercury, or some of its salts, is employed to impart the property of felting to certain kinds of furs. Ure.

Of or pertaining to a secretary; befitting a secretary. [R.] Secretarial, diplomatic, or other official training. Carlyle.

The office of a secretary; the place where a secretary transacts business, keeps records, etc.

One who keeps, or is intrusted with, secrets. [R.]

The office, or the term of office, of a secretary.

To deposit in a place of hiding; to hide; to conceal; as, to secrete stolen goods; to secrete one's self.

The act of secreting or concealing; as, the secretion of dutiable goods.

A dealer in secrets. [Obs.]

Parted by animal secretion; as, secretitious humors. Floyer.

Tending to secrete, or to keep secret or private; as, a secretive disposition.

The quality of being secretive; disposition or tendency to conceal.