imp. & p. p. of Hide. See Hidden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From hide a quantity of land. ] (O. Eng. Law.) A tax formerly paid to the kings of England for every hide of land. [ Written also hydage. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Sp., contr. fr. hijo de algo, i. e., son of something; hijo son (fr. LL. filius) + algo something, fr. L. aliquod. Cf. Fidalgo. ] A title, denoting a Spanish nobleman of the lower class. [ 1913 Webster ]

p. p. & a. from Hide. Concealed; put out of view; secret; not known; mysterious. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hidden fifths or
Hidden octaves (Mus.), consecutive fifths or octaves, not sounded, but suggested or implied in the parallel motion of two parts towards a fifth or an octave.

Syn. -- Hidden, Secret, Covert. Hidden may denote either known to on one; as, a hidden disease; or intentionally concealed; as, a hidden purpose of revenge. Secret denotes that the thing is known only to the party or parties concerned; as, a secret conspiracy. Covert literally denotes what is not open or avowed; as, a covert plan; but is often applied to what we mean shall be understood, without openly expressing it; as, a covert allusion. Secret is opposed to known, and hidden to revealed. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bring to light the hidden things of darkness. 1 Cor. iv. 5. [ 1913 Webster ]

My heart, which by a secret harmony
Still moves with thine, joined in connection sweet. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

By what best way,
Whether of open war, or covert guile,
We now debate. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ After W. E. Hidden. ] (Min.) An emerald-green variety of spodumene found in North Carolina; lithia emerald, -- used as a gem. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a hidden manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. hide, hude, AS. h&ymacr_;d; akin to D. huid, OHG. hūt, G. haut, Icel. hūð, Dan. & Sw. hud, L. cutis, Gr. ky`tos; and cf. Gr. sky`tos skin, hide, L. scutum shield, and E. sky. √13. ] 1. The skin of an animal, either raw or dressed; -- generally applied to the undressed skins of the larger domestic animals, as oxen, horses, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The human skin; -- so called in contempt. [ 1913 Webster ]

O tiger's heart, wrapped in a woman's hide! Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. hīd, earlier hīged; prob. orig., land enough to support a family; cf. AS. hīwan, hīgan, members of a household, and E. hind a peasant. ] (O. Eng. Law.) (a) An abode or dwelling. (b) A measure of land, common in Domesday Book and old English charters, the quantity of which is not well ascertained, but has been differently estimated at 80, 100, and 120 acres. [ Written also hyde. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To lie concealed; to keep one's self out of view; to be withdrawn from sight or observation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bred to disguise, in public 'tis you hide. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hide and seek, a play of children, in which some hide themselves, and others seek them. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. Hid p. p. Hidden Hid; p. pr. & vb. n. Hiding ] [ OE. hiden, huden, AS. h&ymacr_;dan; akin to Gr. key`qein, and prob. to E. house, hut, and perh. to E. hide of an animal, and to hoard. Cf. Hoard. ] 1. To conceal, or withdraw from sight; to put out of view; to secrete. [ 1913 Webster ]

A city that is set on an hill can not be hid. Matt. v. 15. [ 1913 Webster ]

If circumstances lead me, I will find
Where truth is hid. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To withhold from knowledge; to keep secret; to refrain from avowing or confessing. [ 1913 Webster ]

Heaven from all creatures hides the book of fate. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To remove from danger; to shelter. [ 1913 Webster ]

In the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion. Ps. xxvi. 5. [ 1913 Webster ]

To hide one's self, to put one's self in a condition to be safe; to secure protection. “A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself.” Prov. xxii. 3. --
To hide the face, to withdraw favor. “Thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.” Ps. xxx. 7. --
To hide the face from. (a) To overlook; to pardon. “Hide thy face from my sins.” Ps. li. 9. (b) To withdraw favor from; to be displeased with.

Syn. -- To conceal; secrete; disguise; dissemble; screen; cloak; mask; veil. See Conceal. [ 1913 Webster ]