CONCEALMENT

concealment. Concealment, n. the act of hiding, secrecy, shelter

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Con‐ceal″ment (?), n. [[OF. concelement.]] 1. 1. 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. 2. 2. A place of hiding; a secret place; a retreat frem observation.
The cleft tree Offers its kind concealment to a few. Thomson. 3. 3. A secret; out of the way knowledge.
Well read in strange concealments. Shak. 4. 4. (Law) Suppression of such facts and circumstances as in justice ought to be made known. Wharton.