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Concealment   /kənsˈilmənt/   Listen
noun
Concealment  n.  
1.
The act of concealing; the state of being concealed. "But let concealment, like a worm i' the bud, Feed on her damask cheek." "Some dear cause Will in concealment wrap me up awhile."
2.
A place of hiding; a secret place; a retreat frem observation. "The cleft tree Offers its kind concealment to a few."
3.
A secret; out of the way knowledge. (Obs.) "Well read in strange concealments."
4.
(Law) Suppression of such facts and circumstances as in justice ought to be made known.






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"Concealment" Quotes from Famous Books



... to manage this," said Edgar to Baldwin in a low tone, as they sailed away from the rocky islet, under a light breeze. "I have an uncomfortable belief that that fellow Dwarro suspects the nature of the contents of these bags, despite our efforts at concealment." ...
— Under the Waves - Diving in Deep Waters • R M Ballantyne

... of judgment, will imperatively "command guilt," which had been committed, to appear, and will fasten it upon the soul, which it accuseth. This is a most impressive and solemn appeal;—there can then be no concealment, ...
— The Works of John Bunyan • John Bunyan

... happy out of the company of the other: endeavor therefore, to cement the present intimacy on every side; let your wife never be kept ignorant of your income, your expenses, your friendships, or aversions; let her know your very faults, but make them amiable by your virtues; consider all concealment as a breach of fidelity; let her never have any thing to find out in your character; and remember, that from the moment one of the partners turns spy upon the other, they have commenced a state ...
— Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World • Anonymous

... the former pretended sympathy or affection. There was now malice, scorn, and hatred—all those expressions which, from time to time, had separately excited doubt and dread, now combining themselves into one exulting glance of open triumph, disdainful of further concealment, since at last the long-sought purpose seemed attained. AEnone turned away with a sickening, heart-breaking feeling that she was now lost, indeed. It was no mystery, any longer, that the slave girl must have listened at the open door, and have cunningly contrived that her master should ...
— The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, October, 1864 - Devoted To Literature And National Policy • Various

... Mr. Thomsons poems and essays affords another sign of the progress of Freethought. This gentleman for many years contributed to secular journals under the initials of "B. V." He is a pronounced Atheist, and makes no concealment of it in his poems. Yet, while a few critics have expressed horror at his heresy, the majority have treated it as extremely natural in an educated thoughtful man, and confined themselves to the task of estimating the genius he has put ...
— Arrows of Freethought • George W. Foote


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