Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Hidden; secret: specifically, in entomology, said of parts which are hidden by the parts behind them, as the head when the borders of the thorax overlap it so that it cannot be seen from above.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Hidden; kept from sight; secreted.
- adjective (Law) dangerous weapons so carried on the person as to be knowingly or willfully concealed from sight, -- a practice forbidden by statute.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
conceal .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not accessible to view
- adjective hidden on any grounds for any motive
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Examples
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She noticed the label concealed a seam, a hidden compartment revealed some dark residue.
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Junior was hunched forward on the seat, his wrists cuffed, the chain between his ankles vibrating with the motion of the truck, his expression concealed from Jackson Posey.
Dave Robicheaux Ebook Boxed Set James Lee Burke 2002
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Junior was hunched forward on the seat, his wrists cuffed, the chain between his ankles vibrating with the motion of the truck, his expression concealed from Jackson Posey.
Dave Robicheaux Ebook Boxed Set James Lee Burke 2002
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He had brought Danny Ward out from New York, arranged the fight for him with Billy Carthey, the date was three weeks away, and for two days now, carefully concealed from the sporting writers, Carthey had been lying up, badly injured.
The Mexican 2010
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How could the victim notify the perpetrator that this communication was unwelcome, given that one reason it was unwelcome was that it was fake and that the fakeness was being actively concealed from the victim?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Louisiana Bill Would Outlaw Insulting an Under-17-Year-Old By E-Mail 2010
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Supreme Court case (about whether or not initiative signatures should be concealed from the public) has a weird line in it.
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Everything in Ireland that was once concealed is now, for them, fair game: Is the Church still against fornication?
The Empty Family by Colm Tóibín – Review Hermione Lee 2010
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But wait!, you say, here are all the statistics for lower crime rates in concealed carry states and other relevant facts.
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I personally have no interest in concealed or non-concealed public carry.
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If the address is concealed, this form of enrichment would remain concealed for ever and a day.
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