Word Meanings - COVER-SHAME - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Something used to conceal infamy. Dryden.

CONCEALED
Hidden; kept from sight; secreted. -- Con*ceal"ed*ly (, adv. -- Con*ceal"ed*ness, n. Concealed weapons , dangerous weapons so carried on the person as to be knowingly or willfully concealed from sight, -- a practice forbidden by statute.
CONCEALER
One who conceals.
INFAMY
That loss of character, or public disgrace, which a convict incurs, and by which he is at common law rendered incompetent as a witness. (more info) 1. Total loss of reputation; public disgrace; dishonor; ignominy; indignity. The afflicted queen
CONCEALABLE
Capable of being concealed.
SOMETHING
1. Anything unknown, undetermined, or not specifically designated; a certain indefinite thing; an indeterminate or unknown event; an unspecified task, work, or thing. There is something in the wind. Shak. The whole world has something
CONCEAL
To hide or withdraw from observation; to cover; to cover or keep from sight; to prevent the discovery of; to withhold knowledge of. It is the glory of God to conceal a thing. Prov. xxv. 2. Declare ye among the nations, . . . publish and conceal
CONCEALMENT
Suppression of such facts and circumstances as in justice ought to be made known. Wharton. (more info) 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
INCONCEALABLE
Not concealable. "Inconcealable imperfections." Sir T. Browne.