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concealment

con·ceal·ment

UK/kənˈsiːlmənt/ US/kʌˈnsilmʌnt/ rare

noun

2.

a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something

  • “they crouched behind the screen”
  • “under cover of darkness”

Origin

From Old French concelement (“concealment, secrecy”). By surface analysis, conceal + -ment.

Phrases

  • concealment shoes

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