CONCEALMENT, noun 1. Forbearance of disclosure; a keeping close or secret; as the concealment of opinions or passions. 2. The act of hiding, covering, or withdrawing from sight; as the concealment of the face by a mask, or of the person by any cover or shelter. 3. The state of being hid or concealed; privacy; as a project formed in concealment 4. The place of hiding; a secret place; retreat from observation; cover from sight. The cleft tree offers its kind concealment to a few, their food its insects, and its moss their nests.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI