Concealment, 1) forbearance of disclosure, secrecy: “let c., like a worm i' the bud, feed on her damask cheek,” Tw II, 4, 114. “imprison't not in ignorant c.” Wint. I, 2, 397. “'twere a c. worse than a theft, to hide your doings,” Cor. I, 9, 21. “some dear cause will in c. wrap me up awhile,” Lr. IV, 3, 54 (== hinder me from disclosing who I am).
2) secret: “profited in strange --s,” H4A III, 1, 167.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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